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...inclined to get on a plane to the Middle East? If you want to sample the region's cuisine, then Hong Kong's Habibi may be the next best thing. It offers diners an authentic taste of home-style Egyptian cooking in a comfortable and elegant setting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Table | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

...Alice in Wonderland, "but it's not." Others say it's not just stoner chic that has made the hookah a hit with the collegiate crowd. Post-9/11 headlines have also played a part. "They're hearing about Middle East this and Middle East that," says the Habibi's Mickey Fathi. "They can come here and see the culture. They see it's not like they make it out on TV, like we're all terrorists. Here they see everyone joined together, dancing, having fun. They see there's nothing to be scared of." Except, of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Healthy or Not, the Hookah Habit Is Hot | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...Passing around a hookah with friends has become so popular at UCLA that there are now two hookah lounges a stone's throw from the campus. Patrons can play board games on sidewalk tables outside the Gypsy or sip coffee and relax in the dark, smoky interior of the Habibi Cafe across the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Healthy or Not, the Hookah Habit Is Hot | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...Gypsy Cafe, which has been in business for 15 years, serves up as many as 200 hookahs a night at $10 a pipe. At the Habibi, which opened two years ago and turns into a dance club of sorts after hours, with patrons shimmying to Middle Eastern and other ethnic tunes (both cafes are open until the early-morning hours on weekends), smokers have rented more than 500 hookahs in a night. It is not unusual to wait up to an hour for a table at either place on weekends. The Gypsy serves beer and wine with its menu, while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Healthy or Not, the Hookah Habit Is Hot | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...Habibi congratulated the Hamas representatives on the previous bombings in Israel and urged them to keep up the attacks. Habibi promised more financial aid and extra training at bases in Lebanon supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Tehran said it would also press Damascus to let Hamas fighters continue to operate in Syria and in Syrian-controlled sectors of Lebanon. After the latest attacks, will all these be empty promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Mar. 25, 1996 | 3/25/1996 | See Source »

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