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Jews don’t own slaves, but some other people do - opinion
In at least four North African countries – Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Sudan – Arab and Arabized Muslim populations breed, buy, own, sell, and trade black Africans as slaves.
Former slaves in Mauritania face economic hardship, often with continuing financial dependence on their previous masters.
(photo credit:
Wikimedia Commons
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By
CHARLES JACOBS
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BEN POSER
MARCH 20, 2022 20:23
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