Laguna Niguel resident Mondher El Ouaer wanted to support the Berber artisans of his home country of Tunisia who craft handmade products. In December 2019, he opened Lemdeena Home, a home decor boutique at The Shops at Mission Viejo. “The whole purpose of (my store) is to show the American people what Tunisian (artisans) can create,” El Ouaer says. I got the opportunity at the Mission Viejo mall, and we opened in 2019. It’s a small country; we’re all the way at the top of North Africa, miles away from Italy.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 05, 2021 20:15 UTC