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Pages: 360
Pages: 360
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-01 - Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
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Language: en
Pages: 304
Pages: 304
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-17 - Publisher: Routledge
In contrast to many books on Islam that focus on political rhetoric and activism, this book explores Islam's extraordinarily rich cultural and artistic diversit
Language: en
Pages: 281
Pages: 281
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-26 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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