Somali Women Entrepreneurs Carve a Niche in Boston
Saido Farah (L) and Deeqo Jibril (R) posing in Farah's business Roots Halal Meat Market. Photo Credit: Talia Whyte
Inter Press Service
By Talia Whyte
Deeqo Jibril is always on the go. Whether she is tending to her four children or teaching breast cancer awareness classes to women in her community, the Somali-born community organiser is always up for a new challenge.
Recently, she gave up her job as a social worker to focus full time on the Boston-based Somali Community & Cultural Association, a nonprofit Jibril founded a year ago to support Somali-American women….Jibril’s enterprise is not only an example of the evolving multicultural dynamic within the U.S. workplace, but also the role of women.
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