Narghile (hookah, shisha) tobacco smoking: expect the unexpected everywhere and not only in Syria

摘要

In their Letter, Al-Faham et al. warn that Syria is a country in which tourists can “expect the unexpected” because of the social (cafes) and health (infections) consequences of the widespread use of an artifact called narghile (shisha, hookah).1 In fact, this material object and its use are actually held responsible for a worldwide epidemic, which, it is true, draws the interest of tourists, however not only in Syria, but also in many other countries, such as Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, etc.