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- ↑ Nele Lenze; Charlotte Schriwer; Zubaidah Abdul Jalil (16 November 2017). Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture. Springer. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-3-319-65771-4.
- ↑ Radwa Ashour; Ferial Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi (1 November 2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-554-7.
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