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During the last weeks intermediate trip with marshals yehia, oliver and the team, we had a brief discussion at the BBQ joint about Sisha, Karak and its origins. It all started when Kevin started cooking the American karak (which was nice though) and Bisho started the shisha. when it came to the origin of them, most told their countries. likewise i told its from India!. They didn't agree with me however. but i remember i have read it earlier that it came from India. We didn't have cell network to google it.

Shisha and Karak being active members of AD4x4 and the fact that they participate in every trips, i thought it is really worth to discuss and conclude their natives.

Dear Rahman

This is the a Funny topic but really nice

I do agree with you that Shisha origin or started from India & so the Karak (Tea cooked with milk); The Hookah was found in north western provinces of India along the border of Pakistan in Rajasthan and Gujarat nearly a millennia back. They were designed to smoke opium, and hashish. The hookah made its way through the Persian Kingdom, which also included Pakistan, Afghanistan, much of Middle Asia and Arab parts of Northern Africa.

More Data: https://www.hookahcompany.com/hookah_history.htm

Since I am a heavy Shisha smoker & Karak lover, I did my research 20 years ago

Ok Rahman , so posting this after you guaranteed your 3rd star , but remember there are still more stars to go in the club

He He, i took the advice to the word & i waited until the upgrade announcement for posting this!.

PS- to the SC-Marshal, Please don't take back the star!!

Yehia wrote:Ok Rahman , so posting this after you guaranteed your 3rd star , but remember there are still more stars to go in the club

Yehia ,,, I know you as the sweetest guy in the SC so don't scare the guy.

I actually love this topic though it is not healthy but it is a JOY

Scorpionita wrote:

Yehia wrote:Ok Rahman , so posting this after you guaranteed your 3rd star , but remember there are still more stars to go in the club

Yehia ,,, I know you as the sweetest guy in the SC so don't scare the guy.

I actually love this topic though it is not healthy but it is a JOY

Good timing rahman but I think u have to find another article saying that the shisha from Egypt. As Yahia says

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So shisha origin is from India , Cool , for many years Egyptians have carried this burden on their shoulders, Now I am happy to hear it comes from somewhere else , thanks bro !


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My friend Rahman,

According to Wikipedia that you quoted at the BBQ, there is apparently a strong possibility that Shisha/Hookah is from Persia:

Quote:
The waterpipe was either invented by an Irfan Shaikh of the Mughal Empire or originates from the time of the Safavid dynasty of Persia,[7][8][9][10] from where it eventually spread to the east into India during that time.[7][11][12][13] The hookah or Argyleh also soon reached Egypt and the Levant during the Ottoman dynasty from neighbouring Safavid dynasty, where it became very popular and where the mechanism was later perfected.

In any case Shisha was not invented in Egypt: sorry Yehia!

Olivier

C_and_O_COULLON wrote:
In any case Shisha was not invented in Egypt: sorry Yehia!

Olivier

Egyptian people were very healthy then the Indian & Persian have brought this unhealthy culture. The only difference at that time Indians & Persians use to smoke Hashish and Egyptian use to smoke their local brand like Saloum &Zaqlool. One day an Egyptian Farmer was resting under an Apple tree smoking shisha and an apple filled on his head so he holded with his both hands thinking to eat or invent and from there the Apple flavor has come up.

Did that Egyptian farmer receiving an apple on the head invented Gravity by any chance?

C_and_O_COULLON wrote:Did that Egyptian farmer receiving an apple on the head invented Gravity by any chance?

Maybe

Mabrook guys !
We need more posts like this one
Both Shisha and Karak should be upgraded
+1

by Denise » Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:21 pm

Mabrook guys !
We need more posts like this one
Both Shisha and Karak should be upgraded
+1

Shisha should be promoted to founding member and karak surely deserve to be in the SC.

Rahman wrote:

by Denise » Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:21 pm

Mabrook guys !
We need more posts like this one
Both Shisha and Karak should be upgraded
+1

Shisha should be promoted to founding member and karak surely deserve to be in the SC.

Now you are looking for trouble
An attempt to replace our founders might cost you your upgrade