Somali owned SeaTac International Mall opens in Seattle

[BetterDaysAhead]

Vendors and public officials celebrated the opening of the SeaTac International Mall on May 4.

The Grand Opening of the SeaTac International Mall was held May 4.

The Southside Seattle Chamber of Commerce hosted the socially-distanced event at their new location at 20804 International Boulevard, SeaTac, WA

The event was attended by community leaders and organizers such as Executive Director of Somali Community Services of Seattle Sahra Farah and Sheikh Eid Mohamed Ibrahim as well as King County Council Candidate Shukri Olow and Candidate for the Port of Seattle Commission and policy Advisor for King County Executive Dow Constantine Hamdi Mohamed; elected officials such as King County Councilmembers Dave Upthegrove and Girmay Zahilay; SeaTac City Councilmembers Clyde Hill and Peter Kwon; as well as City of SeaTac Economic Development Staff such as Aleksandr Yeremeyev and Tanja Carter.

“The SeaTac International Mall is a project that is truly supported by the community and is a phenomenal new addition to our community,” offered Andrea H. Reay, President/CEO of Seattle Southside Chamber. “The vision of the project is to help bring more economic equity to the region by providing affordable commercial space to small business owners. We are pleased to support their work for the long run as well as to welcome and celebrate with them.”

The Mall is a center for a diverse community of small businesses located in downtown SeaTac. Owners Faisal Mohamed and Abdirashid Hersi are proud to create opportunities for their community to thrive.

“We are excited about the impact SeaTac International Mall will have on the community at large,” said Faisal. “Small business owners have an opportunity to pursue upward economic mobility and make their dreams of owning a business come true. We want to thank everyone that has supported us through this journey including the City of SeaTac, King County, Craft3, Southside Chamber of Commerce, NDC, all the contractors involved in building this beautiful space, all our tenants for their patience and the community at large.”

SeaTac International Mall opens | Westside Seattle

www.westsideseattle.com

 

[elite1337]

Great news

 

[AbdiS]

Great news Alx.

This mall, unlike the Karmel one, doesn't solely rely on the Somali identity to obtain profit. Using the Somali identity for marketing (imo) is very decisive, as it sparks inner-tribal conflicts and 'who's more Somali' than the other. It's why prefer we use misnomers or politically ('Somali' is political) neutral names to avoid such conflicts.

Anyways, I would love to see more wholly Somali owned businesses. Mabrook to them. Where there is Riziq, there is always Barakah!

 

[Dima&Damo]

Seatle is the go to place now

 

[Kool-Aid]

why can't Minnesota Somalis be like this

 

[repo]

It's nice but they should make the name more reasonable. It reminds me of Somali airports who call themselves "international" because a few international flights go there.

 

[racis]

lets goooo, minnesota should learn from them beside lickin that arab arse

 

[digaagjecel]

Mashallah I am proud of my city, we seattle somalis are the best out there a lot of people became millionaires this year alone. We have 3 malls that belong to us, we don’t owe any Arab or Caadan a penny.

 

[Jiron]

What a great news

 

[KobeBryant]

Deemo’s city

 

[Desert Flower]

Great news Alx.

This mall, unlike the Karmel one, doesn't solely rely on the Somali identity to obtain profit. Using the Somali identity for marketing (imo) is very decisive, as it sparks inner-tribal conflicts and 'who's more Somali' than the other. It's why prefer we use misnomers or politically ('Somali' is political) neutral names to avoid such conflicts.

Anyways, I would love to see more wholly Somali owned businesses. Mabrook to them. Where there is Riziq, there is always Barakah!

Agreed. But Karmel is just that, as it’s a neutral name and it’s not owned by Somalis, yet is so divisive. Maybe the communities in Seattle and Minneapolis are drastically different.

 

[digaagjecel]

Deemo’s city

Deemo is from Kent, Washington not Seattle.

 

[KobeBryant]

Deemo is from Kent, Washington not Seattle.

Same shit tukwila L’s Kent L’s all of fall under Seattle L’s

 

[freedomrider]

Agreed. But Karmel is just that, as it’s a neutral name and it’s not owned by Somalis, yet is so divisive. Maybe the communities in Seattle and Minneapolis are drastically different.

Karamel name is named after arab guys daughter. same thing with 24 mall is named as omar mall which is his son name.

 

[Dontcomefome]

What is wit Somalis and suuqs lmao can we get a hotel, a hospital, car dealerships, etc

 

[Dontcomefome]

lets goooo, minnesota should learn from them beside lickin that arab arse

Shit is super sad I heard if they didn't pay by the time he wants the rents he throws them out

 

[sigmund]

Seattle is such a beautiful city definatley on my bucket list to visit

 

[Basra]

Vendors and public officials celebrated the opening of the SeaTac International Mall on May 4.

The Grand Opening of the SeaTac International Mall was held May 4.

The Southside Seattle Chamber of Commerce hosted the socially-distanced event at their new location at 20804 International Boulevard, SeaTac, WA

The event was attended by community leaders and organizers such as Executive Director of Somali Community Services of Seattle Sahra Farah and Sheikh Eid Mohamed Ibrahim as well as King County Council Candidate Shukri Olow and Candidate for the Port of Seattle Commission and policy Advisor for King County Executive Dow Constantine Hamdi Mohamed; elected officials such as King County Councilmembers Dave Upthegrove and Girmay Zahilay; SeaTac City Councilmembers Clyde Hill and Peter Kwon; as well as City of SeaTac Economic Development Staff such as Aleksandr Yeremeyev and Tanja Carter.

“The SeaTac International Mall is a project that is truly supported by the community and is a phenomenal new addition to our community,” offered Andrea H. Reay, President/CEO of Seattle Southside Chamber. “The vision of the project is to help bring more economic equity to the region by providing affordable commercial space to small business owners. We are pleased to support their work for the long run as well as to welcome and celebrate with them.”

The Mall is a center for a diverse community of small businesses located in downtown SeaTac. Owners Faisal Mohamed and Abdirashid Hersi are proud to create opportunities for their community to thrive.

“We are excited about the impact SeaTac International Mall will have on the community at large,” said Faisal. “Small business owners have an opportunity to pursue upward economic mobility and make their dreams of owning a business come true. We want to thank everyone that has supported us through this journey including the City of SeaTac, King County, Craft3, Southside Chamber of Commerce, NDC, all the contractors involved in building this beautiful space, all our tenants for their patience and the community at large.”

SeaTac International Mall opens | Westside Seattle

www.westsideseattle.com

This is an outstanding achievement. Hopefully, they build another one in Minnesota. The Arab Mall owner in MN should be very afraid!

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

This is an outstanding achievement. Hopefully, they build another one in Minnesota. The Arab Mall owner in MN should be very afraid!

 

[Aurelian]

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