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…let us have conversations about important issues in informal set- tings,” Alfarhan said. For Eljamal, the Chai Circles and community dinners through MEdAN have given her the chance to explore shared identi- ties. “The spaces the MEdAN has created have enabled me to self-reflect and reclaim my nar- rative, and these opportunities to reclaim my narrative are so empowering, in a way that is very hard to put into words,” Eljamal said...…