Coffee has Always Been an Important Way of Socializing

 

Coffee has always been an important way of socializing

Public coffee houses, usually associated with Sufism, first gained popularity in the 16th century. The first coffee houses opened in Cairo, Egypt, around an important religious university and slowly spread throughout the region.

People would visit these venues to drink coffee, listen to music, play chess and talk about current affairs and religion.

Soon, coffee houses became so essential as sources to share and receive information that they were referred to as ‘Schools of the Wise’.