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- 1 2 "Sohelias berättelse" (in Swedish). Khatoon. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ ""Jag har sett så mycket hedersvåld"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 April 2011.
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- ↑ "Soheila Fors vägrar ge upp – trots alla hot". Dagen (in Swedish). 7 May 2021.
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