At first, only a dozen people came—an elderly spice merchant, a young female calligrapher, a boy who fixed watches. They sat in a circle, knees touching.
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“Ya Tarek,” she said one evening, bursting into his workshop, the setting sun turning her gold bangles into rings of fire. “The old quarter is dying of silence. Grandmother’s generation sings, and my generation just scrolls. We need a bridge.” At first, only a dozen people came—an elderly