. ▁Most ▁are ▁either ▁former ▁exp atri ates ▁or ▁current ▁shop keep ers ' ▁families ▁who ▁are ▁desc ended ▁from ▁imm igr ants ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁and ▁North ▁African ▁origin . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Anti - A rab ▁ri ots ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Young ▁Patri ots ▁of ▁Ab id jan , ▁a ▁strongly ▁national ist ▁organisation , ▁r al lied ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁media , ▁pl under ed ▁poss essions ▁of ▁foreign ▁national s ▁in ▁Ab id jan . ▁C alls ▁for ▁violence ▁against ▁whites ▁and ▁non - I v ori ans ▁were ▁broadcast ▁on ▁national ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁after ▁the ▁Young ▁Patri ots ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁its ▁offices . ▁R apes , ▁beat ings , ▁and ▁mur ders ▁of ▁white ▁exp atri ates ▁and ▁local ▁Leb an ese ▁followed . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁exp atri ates ▁and ▁eth nic ▁Leb an ese ▁fled . ▁The ▁attacks ▁drew ▁international ▁condem n ation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Arab ▁di as por a ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁ ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁ph ant onym ▁is ▁a ▁word ▁that ▁appears ▁to ▁mean ▁one ▁thing , ▁but ▁in ▁fact ▁means ▁another . ▁▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁Jack ▁Ros ent hal ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁article ▁for ▁the ▁NY ▁Times . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁ph ant onym ▁usage ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁article ▁was