The global cat cafe trend, where people pay to have coffee and hang out with cats, has finally come to the besieged Gaza Strip.
In the impoverished Palestinian enclave run by the Hamas militant group and crippled by a 17-year blockade, residents seeking to escape the territory's troubles flocked on Thursday to the new Meow Cafe — Gaza City's answer to the quirky concept tried successfully around the world.
At the cozy hang-out, Mabed offers a modest drink service and encourages guests to head straight to the cat corner to pet and play with furry friends. The rules of entry are simple: Visitors must cover their shoes with plastic and wash their hands before cuddling the cats.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
“I have spent my life raising cats, and they’re a source of joy and quiet, a release of pressures," Mabed told The Associated Press, as cats roamed around her. She described feline communion as a “global anti-depressant.”
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