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A new hookah joint in Murfreesboro run by Peter Farag

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Coptic-owned. In the heart of the Coptic community.

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Operated by restaurateur Mounir Kasawat of Mixed Grill Cafe, this building operates as a wedding venue.

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Run by a Coptic couple, this is yet another Coptic-owned soul food restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike, the African Corridor.

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A retailer who buys returned and discounted appliances

Another family-owned tobacco store, this store is located in Smyrna and is owned by Osama and Nakhla.

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Maher Sedhom is an accountant in Smyrna, TN. He starts advertising his business in the fall before tax season.

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A new farm in summer of 2022, Baraka means "blessing," and is an appropriate name for the food and livestock grown there. This business shows the emerging Coptic business people who are going into farming, back to our roots.

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Recently opened in Murfreesboro, TN in summer 2022, Baraka means "blessing" in Arabic and is a farm open for community members to come and choose and order meat.

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A new market in Murfreesboro owned by a Copt, this is another Coptic-owned grocery store in Murfreesboro, but is uniquely named for an ancient figure as opposed to a saintly one or a general name.
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