#coffeehouses
Coffee is no stranger to the Arab and Middle Eastern cultures, especially Egypt, where one can find all sorts of coffeehouses in every corner. But coffeehouses were not always welcomed in the country. Coffee first arrived to Egypt in the 16th century. According to Jonathan Morris's book 'Coffee: A Global History', a group of Al-Azhar students at the time witnessed some Yemeni expatriate students sipping a dark drink before studying or performing long religious rituals. Naturally, the Al-Azhar student's curiosity…
