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===Arabization in Mauritania=== [[Mauritania]] is an ethnically-mixed country that is economically and politically dominated by those who identify as Arabs and/or Arabic-speaking [[Berbers]]. About 30% of the population is considered "[[Black African]]", and the other 40% are Arabized Blacks, both groups suffering high levels of discrimination.<ref name="npr.org">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87940096 |title= Mauritania Fights to End Racism|website=www.npr.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502165303/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87940096 |archive-date=2 May 2010}}</ref> Recent Black Mauritanian protesters have complained of "comprehensive Arabization" of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afrik-news.com/article17279.html|title=Mauritania: Marginalised Black populations fight against Arabisation - Afrik-news.com: Africa news, Maghreb news - The African daily newspaper|author=Alicia Koch, Patrick K. Johnsson|date=8 April 2010|publisher=Afrik-news.com|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
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