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  • The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly - water pipes known as argileh here.

    KOLO - HomePage - Headlines 2009

  • “Where we were sitting and smoking argileh two weeks ago?”

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • “Where we were sitting and smoking argileh two weeks ago?”

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • "Many of those young men manning the checkpoints are orphans of 1982," says a female government worker in her 30s, putting coals on an argileh hookah as the day fades and lights flicker on across the city.

    The Guardian World News 2011

  • Further down the street, another group of boys, older than the beat-sharing trio who passed earlier, sits on plastic chairs on the pavement smoking argileh, a tobacco water pipe.

    Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free 2010

  • One of the most popular drinks at Yemen Nights is the lime juice, one of several raw juices offered along with argileh to enjoy either inside or at the outdoor patio tables.

    unknown title 2009

  • On our right were people, wrapped up in towels, smoking argileh and drinking tea, having finished with their hammam session.

    Subzero Blue 2009

  • He then brought us tea and tried to make us believe that we had ordered an argileh though we successfully managed to dissuade him.

    Subzero Blue 2009

  • So too do I now miss Damascus - though with less intensity - its strange mix of Arab and Western cultures, of the ugly buildings of the new city and the endlessly charming houses of the old city; the vibrant streets abuzz with the chatter of locals and the clatter of backgammon boards, a haze of argileh smoke framing every scene, its floral aromas staining memories and clothes alike.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • People who worship their God in a mosque or worship of the argileh, food, cards … or whichever vice that comes at this time of year.

    Qwaider Planet 2008

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