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- ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa; Samuel Decalo (1 June 2012). Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press. pp. 474–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7090-1.
- ↑ Ousseina D. Alidou (14 November 2005). Engaging Modernity: Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-299-21213-1.
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