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Zainab Yusuf

زينب يوسف

28 February 1951 – 19 August 2020

Aged 69

Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return.

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Who they were

A social worker who specialised in resettlement and refused to use the word "case".

Early life

Born in Mogadishu. Fled the civil war in 1991 with three children.

BornMogadishu, Somalia

Career and community

Worked at a local council resettlement unit for eighteen years.

Convened informal Somali women's circles in her living room every Wednesday.

Things they used to say

  • "They are people. Not files."

Quranic verses

  • · Surah Al-Inshirah

Du'as

  • Allahumma-ghfir laha.

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May Allah grant Zainab Jannat-ul-Firdaws.

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