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A franchise owned by a Coptic family, Sweet Mooyah's serves ice cream and desserts next to a Thai restaurant and a holistic-body store near to Rocky Road, a road that leads to Smyrna, another hub for middle class Copts despite its rurality.

A California-themed restaurant right off Nolensville Road, in Williamson County, West Coast's the cooking staff speaks Spanish and the owner, who runs the cash register, speaks Arabic. When we visited, the owner was in Egypt that summer and gave…

Owned by a small Coptic family, Party Family is in a new strip mall off Nolensville Pike near the Williamson County line. It's unassuming, but a lot of the inventory speaks to "American" celebrations like bachelorette parties, Halloween, etc.

Over 10 years old and a staple to the Brentwood community members of color, Mediterranean Cafe sits on a tiny man-made lake in the heart of the suburbs. The vibe inside is Greek/Egyptian/Italian, though it is Coptic-owned and Arabic can be heard in…

One of the latest Coptic churches that started by renting Protestant churches near the university area, St. Verena is the brainchild of the bishop who wanted an evangelical church that is English-only and prioritizes "American culture."

The first Coptic church in Nashville and the first Coptic church in Nashville built to the traditional style, St. Mina sits right off Nolensville Pike. St. Mina has seen several priests and was the site of the first break (to make St. Pishoy). St.…

Their newest store, Kouzina Cafe also has a branch in Davidson County on the same road: Nolensville Road.

Owned by Medhat Meximos, a former Opryland worker, the burger shop sits on Nolensville Road next to an Arab jeweler and in the heart of many Latinx-owned businesses.

Owned by a man named Ashraf who is also a real estate agent, there is a Coptic woman who is a hairdresser and also a Black man who is also a hairdresser. Because of the salon's location in a large plaza next to Subculture Cafe, Sriracha Restaurant,…