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Looks many people love farida and I don't remember any bad comments on farida as well.
As long as those are same Egyptian style hookah, I guess it smokes very similar or same...
What makes it special? Please answer who actually have experience of smoking both pipes and share some comparison... such as draw difference
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All egyptians are the same. They all smoke the same, an egyptian is an egyptian. Open draw, large gauges. Farida, KM, MZ, YEK, Hope, etc, etc, etc all smoke the same. It's all a difference in craftsmanship that people look for. More recently KM's have gotten more sloppy with their weld jobs and such, Farida's are known for their superior craftsmanship and weld jobs, they are all going to be solid brass, in all variations (natural gold brass, oxide, and nickel-plated). My little Farida Mini Cleo weighs a ton for the size. They also have copper downstems, no worries of rusting, even though rusting is normally easy to deal with if it does happen.

 

If you are wanting draw differences then you need to look into different types, Syrian's have the most restrictive draws, my Nour 38B is more restrictive than both my Hope Leo #A and Farida Mini Cleo. Turkish pipes are in the middle with restrictiveness.

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I disagree. Not all Egyptians are the same. Quality is all over the board, and they can vary in terms of draw, although the better known brands are about the same. But Farida is about on par with Khalil Mamoon, judging from reviews.
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I agree with Jess, I've owned many KM's and a few Farida's (Formerly Themsaah) and the Fairda wins every time. Mostly because of how sub par KM manufacturing has become in the recent years. My Farida's are built a lot more solid than any KM I've personally owned.  

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Not to nitpick, but isn't Farida from Jordan? I mean, I know they are next door neighbours, but so are Canada and the US...

 

Anyways, I agree with Jess, I prefer the looks and the draw of Faridas. Hell, if nothing else, you gotta give credit to them for at least trying some different styles (that still retain a classic look). KM seems to just be rehashing the same stuff over and over without any real improvement. I would love to see one of them come up with a new type of purge or diffuser or something. ANYTHING.

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