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Dubai tries to curb shisha use
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12/10/2024
Dubai tries to curb shisha use
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One of Dubai's hazy, smoke-filled shisha cafes, shisha smoking is practically an institution
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in the Middle East.
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And for all the night spots that Dubai has to offer, it's become a symbol for non-Arabs
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who want to experience part of the culture.
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An irony then that shisha actually has Indian origins, and Dubai has a large share of people
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from the subcontinent smoking it.
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On the weekends is when we really hang out here and we start around 10 and it will go
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easily up till 4 in the morning.
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So there are around 10-15 guys at any given time will be here and it's like you are in
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if you are hanging out and having shisha with your guys, you know, so.
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But shisha smokers of all nationalities are being hit by the government's attempts to
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reduce or completely ban smoking shisha in the city.
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And what was once an icon of culture is fast becoming a taboo.
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This year, revelers won't be allowed to smoke shisha outside in Ramadan tents unless it's
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in a designated four- or five-star hotel.
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Cafe owners are getting ready for the hit, and some punters say the law doesn't make
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sense.
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It's the latest attempt to curb shisha smoking, and health experts say people are simply underestimating
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the seriousness of what is considered a fun social pastime.
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Changing people's perceptions of shisha in the region is a difficult challenge that lawmakers
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and health officials face, because for all its historical significance, it's also changing
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the face of society today.
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I suspect when historians write about the time in which we're living, they will write
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that shisha in the 21st century became a way of marketing the Middle East.
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And so you can imagine people talking or reading travel brochures or seeing travel programs
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and representing the Middle East, and part of the authentic Middle Eastern experience
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is to go into a shisha bar, whether indoor or outdoor, and enjoy it.
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