The Mohammedan Bean: The Secret History of Islam and Coffee
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Documentary, History, Educational, News, Short Films
Abdul-Rehman Malik presents the forgotten history of his beloved beverage. He discovers that coffee was popularised by Sufi mystics in the Yemen who used the drink as a way of energising themselves during their nocturnal devotions. With no pubs and inns in sight, coffee-houses would bring about a social revolution within the Islamic world. They were the very first spaces where people of all social classes could come together to discuss news and gossip. Consequently, the drink was persecuted by those in authority.
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