Giving refugees dignity of work at her restaurant

Sathiya (standing, centre) with the restaurant crew. By employing refugees, she hopes to facilitate more interaction between them and Malaysians.

MOHAMED Jamal Ali, fled his home in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2012 to escape a civil war that has killed thousands so far and displaced many more.

Life in Malaysia, however, is no bed of roses as jobs do not come easily for the 28-year-old, whose family was displaced to the border of Somalia and Ethiopia.