Party time in Medieval Baghdad

Medievalists.net has an article, aimed in part at the current party season, about the aspects of 

partying in eighth and early ninth century Baghdad that were described by the poet Abu Nuwas in his writings.

Wikipedia has an account of the poet himself at Abu Nuwas

The Medievalists.net article, which transcends time and cultures, and reads not unlike the world of today in cities with young people and a drinking culture, can be read at Partying in the Middle Ages (and Party-Crashing)