[Sca-cooks] Tea (Camellia)

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

I've seen a fair amount of literature about the arrival of hot 
chocolate, coffee, and tea into Europe. I have the book on coffee and 
coffeehouses in the Muslim world.

But i've been wondering about the arrival of tea into the Muslim 
world. I know that it wasn't until the 18th century that it arrived 
in the Maghrib. So now i'm curious about black or green tea in Iran, 
Iraq, the Levant, Saudi Arabia, or Egypt.

Anyone know some good sources?

Anahita