06/17/2025
That spark would ignite a revolution. Monks, mystified and skeptical, cast the beans into fire—only to release an aroma so divine it marked the birth of roasted coffee. From the hills of Kaffa, this sacred brew journeyed through the Red Sea, into Arabia, across the Ottoman Empire, and eventually the world—transforming rituals, inspiring poets, and energizing revolutions.
Kush Bunna Africology