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The NY Times Misrepresents Mauritanians
Jul 20 2009, Marco Villa

The New York Times has a habit of misrepresenting Arabs and Muslims in its journalism. That is because it often asks non-Arabs and non-Muslims to speak on their behalf instead of letting them represent themselves.

If you look at the editorial page,...

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