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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Dressed in a royal blue head scarf and an elegant dress of the same color, Wafaa Aldoori stood out in the crowd at an Oklahoma City coffee house.

However, the food that she served — a dish of long-grain rice and vermicelli stir-fried with raisins — also captured people's attention.

Aldoori was part of a small group of Iraqi refugees who prepared dishes from their native land for the new Refuge Supper Club.

The inaugural event held recently at Elemental Coffee was designed to bring refugee communities together with members of the community-at-large for an informal meal.

It...