In Iraq, generous Mideast tradition of 'istiftah' lives on
[Article] Sur les marchés irakiens, la coutume généreuse de l'istiftah perdure.
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In Iraq, generous Mideast tradition of 'istiftah' lives on.Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - As the sun rises over Arbil's historic bazaar, shopkeepers sweep their stoops and eagerly await the "istiftah" -- the first customer of the day, believed to be a good omen.For a country as famously hospitable as Iraq, where...
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An Iraqi man sells nuts in the old bazaar in Arbil, the capital Iraqi Kurdistan: shopkeepers offer the tradition of istiftah to the first customer of the day © AFP SAFIN HAMED