In Marc Hurwitz's Friends of Boston Hidden Restaurants Facebook group, Bobby O'Neill asked this afternoon:

I feel like restaurants and shops owned by members of the Iraqi, Iranian, Sudanese, Yemeni, Libyan, Somali, and Syrian communities could use our support. Any recommendations?

Here's the list folks have come up with so far (additions welcome, of course):

Iranian

Iraqi

Falafel King, 62 Summer St., 260 Washington St. and 48 Winter St., downtown Boston.

Sheherazad Truck, varying locations around Boston.

Falafel King, 1504 Hancock St., Quincy.

Boston Baklava, 419 Hancock St., Quincy.

Somali

Ashur Restaurant, 291 Roxbury St., Roxbury.

Dayib Cafe, 722 Shawmut Ave., Roxbury.

Butterfly Falafel, 1420 Tremont St., Mission Hill.

Syrian