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Hookah lounge

Images from The Pan-Arabia Enquirer's fake news story about how Emirates Airline was now offering shisha or hookah lounges on its luxury A380 fleet. Many readers believed the story which eventually forced the airline to make clear that the story was from

A Middle East ‘fake news’ site skewers everyone — from Emiratis to ISIS militants

Media

The Pan-Arabia Enquirer is The Onion of the Middle East. Typical headline: “The Pan-Arabia Enquirer “not offensive enough” say disappointed jihadists”

Hookah

Name a largely Arab American city where hookah smoking is on the rise

Arts, Culture & Media
As more young people try hookah smoking, health officials urge them to keep in mind it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.

Why the popular trend of smoking hookah in Detroit has one doctor alarmed

Health & Medicine
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