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From the clinking of gold bangles stacked along a woman’s arm to the sharp tap of high heels against the floor, the air hums with energy and is perfumed with the smoky scent of bukhoor, a traditional Middle Eastern incense, henna, or the deep notes of the fragrant oil, Arabic oud. Though this is only a glimpse of what it feels like to be surrounded by North African and Arab women at a wedding, a henna night, or even…