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| Author | Harris Zafar |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | May 29, 2014 |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield [1] |
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| Pages | 218 pp [1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-4422-2327-1 |
Demystifying Islam: Tackling the Tough Questions is a 2014 non-fiction book by Harris Zafar. [1] [2] [3]
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