Talk:Maghrebi mint tea/Archive 1

Article name

Section added. —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 04:00, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Why does this article speak exclusively of Moroccan tea culture when in fact what is being described is Maghrebi tea culture in general? The article, states without reference or justification that this style of tea preparation originated in Morocco and only later spread to other parts of North Africa, but there is no proof of this. The articles title should be changed to 'Maghrebi tea culture, or North African tea culture'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.136.21.247 (talk) 06:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Drinking tea was reported to be a usual habit of the king of morocco as back as the beginning of the 16th century.... The caid of the now algerian city of Ouargla imported his tea from morocco during the beginning of the french occupation Drinking tea spread to Mauritania from Morocco and then to the sahel region

Sources "the mauritanian virtual library"

Algeria and to a lesser extent tunisia were heavily influenced by the coffe drinking habits of the ottomans —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.247.65.232 (talk) 20:21, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

“Moroccan mint tea” is the common name in English, thus it is the proper title for the article, per WP:COMMONNAME, even though it is not a neutral term, per WP:POVNAME.

The article itself should be balanced in describing that this tea is common throughout the Maghreb, and in the text “mint tea” is a better term, but for the article name itself “Moroccan mint tea” is appropriate. This is clearly a contested point (previously also saw Tuareg tea), but policy is clear.

More balance and geographic/historical/cultural context are most welcome!

—Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 04:00, 5 January 2015 (UTC)