In Jaffna, a pokey and dirty bar sells beer in big bottles, cigarettes are stubbed underfoot, glasses are swirled in basins and
arrak flows freely.
(29) Entonces le cuenta "la aventura de la bahia de
Arrak".
Having graduated from the Nederlandse Film & Televisie Academic in Amsterdam, he directed three shorts: Noura (2000),
Arrak (2001) and Nolocha (2002) which were selected in Amsterdam, Fespaco, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Edinburgh and Stockholm.
An idea has got abroad among the people that a dram or two of
arrak (6) during the day is likely to prove a good preservative from the disease, in consequence of which the arrack shops are doing an unusual quantity of business, and no doubt have their emissaries abroad to foster the delusion.
Syrian Muslims are people who don't drink
arrak or who do drink