The new “no smoking in public” ban in the country of Turkey 11 days ago¬† (July 20, 2009)¬† of course affects the hookah smoking.¬† And we all know how the Turkish men and women love their hookah.
So yesterday July 31, when  a restaraunt owner in Turkey told customers not to light up, he was greeted with a loaded pistol and is now R.I.P.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LU103627.htm 
  (The photos are  un-related illustrations but the story is true. Read link)
So friends,  its a wacky world. ENJOY