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March 31, 2012

The Myth of Soaring Muslim Fertility Rates

Anna Lietti, Le Temps

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This story starts with a myth. It is the myth that the Muslim world is uniformly dedicated to making many (too many) babies, and that this has gone on for centuries.

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TAGGED: Middle East, Demographics

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