Shisha and Electronic cigarette are not risk free.

Is vaping  a new hazard or tobacco smoking cure.

Shisha also known as hookah, narghile, arghla, qalyan, or lula lulava.   It is very popular in the Middle East.   This type of smoking originated during the Safavid dynasty ( 1501 to 1722 ) in Persia now known as Iran.  In turkey it is status symbol.   In Pakistan it is common feature both in cities. and rural areas.

Nowadays hookah are available around the world.   Shisha or hookah are readily for sale in the United States of America and Canada.  It is widely smoked in India, Bangladesh, South Africa, and South East Asia.

There are many brands for hookah tobacco and hookah flavors.  Al-Fakher brand has 0.05%  Nicotine content and 0% Tar.

About 5000 chemicals have been identified in a cigarette smoking.  However in a medical studies carried out in Saudi Arabia,  only 142 chemicals identified in Hookah smoke.  So it is still not risk free.

According to Center for Disease control and Prevention in United Kingdom hookah smoking grew from 4.1% to  9.4% ( 2011 to 2014 ).

   In Malaysia the youngsters are now turning to vapor notably because of the big increase in the tobacco cigarette price.

Vaping or electronic cigarette fanciers have some good news.  Public Health of England declared it is 95% less harmful than the tobacco cigarette.  Electronic cigarettes are not completely safe because there are lack of evidence of its long term usage.

Inhaling tobacco smoke either from hookah, vape or cigarette is never going to be good for your health even with zero nicotine.