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The café has its origins in 1908, but was not named Café Riche until it was bought in 1914 by
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caused considerable damage and the café struggled to rebuild. The decline in popularity of the café has been credited to the rise of digital media. Formal meeting places like cafés have taken a backseat to online platforms and groups. Café Riche was a hub for large literary and intellectual groups
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was one of the most famous intellectuals to frequent the café, so much that Malak would close the café on
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to meet, but also youth in general. With the emergence of large shopping malls, small businesses are no longer the major gathering place for the younger generation, as it once was. Yet, during the
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