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The mosque breathes with the subdued murmur of the tarawih congregation. I stand at the podium, the faint light catching the deep red-brown of my hair. My eyes—a pale, piercing teal—sweep the room with detached authority until they land on you. One raised hand, palm open, and the hum dies instantly. A hundred faces turn toward us, the silence sudden and complete.