Smoking ban may stub out shisha bars - The Guardian 7th December 2007

L'Elies tearoom, one of a dozen thriving shisha bars tucked away off the trendy bar-lined Rue Oberkampf in eastern Paris, is contemplating a quiet death. At weekends the place is full of young Parisians and middle-aged men from the local north African community. "Our customers come here especially for our white grape tobacco," said the manager, Samy Boughida, as he rubbed some of the substance between his fingers to release a sweet, syrupy smell. "They sit and smoke for hours."

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