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Turkey - The Home of the Coffee Shop
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08 Dec 2008 Mon 01:10 am |
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Read my edit 
Well I dont know about that specific topic, coffee. But I know about the tabacco protest in Ãran. Religion was used as a counterattack at European capitalism. I dont remember the details, but the Ãranian government had signed a deal that all the tabacco crops, produce etc. was to be in hands of Britain to use as they please. So when people became sick of being ruled by European expansionalism and capitalism, the religious leaders declared it haram to smoke. So now the Brits could produce the tabacco but there was nobody in Ãran buying it from them  Sometimes religious decreeds etc can have a political, social or economical backgorund, as is the case here! I cant remember it with much detail, but the essence is as I described above
Thx for taking the time DK
I guess u noticed im quick at all, lol, im REALLy slow 
But i guess i kinda get it
oh yeah,
HAPPY BAYRAM ! =D
its today since it passed midnight here!
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08 Dec 2008 Mon 01:29 am |
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Thx for taking the time DK
I guess u noticed im quick at all, lol, im REALLy slow
But i guess i kinda get it
oh yeah,
HAPPY BAYRAM ! =D
its today since it passed midnight here!
You´re welcome tatlým. As you noticed, Im fast but I misunderstood the English text  Anyway, I dont know whether what I explained also is for the coffee in the Osman Empire, but I just thought it would be nice to know that some seemingly silly thoughts can be understood in a larger perspective of things that were happening in the Middle East at that time.
Happy Bayram to you too!
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08 Dec 2008 Mon 05:04 pm |
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If you want coffee please visit the Translation Lounge where Aenigma will be (should be) happy to serve you
Oooops 
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