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Shisha

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Shisha (shī`shə), David's scribe: see Shavsha Shavsha (shăv`shə), in the Bible, David's scribe. Alternate forms are Seraiah, Sheva, and Shisha.
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30) In contemporary culture, for example literature and cinema, each group was represented as having its own corresponding smoking preference: the shisha (water-pipe) for ibn al-balad, the cigarette for the effendi, and the cigar for ibn al-dhawat.
The conference kicked off with a raucous night of shisha (water pipe), dancing and networking on the hotel's Sky Terrace, with breath-taking views of the White House and Washington Monument.
One of the latest fashions, which demonstrate women's ability to mirror men in public space, is the craze for smoking shisha (or water pipes) in Cairo and Beirut in outdoor (sometimes indoor) cafes, an environment and activity that have always been heavily male.
 
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