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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link) - ↑ Samy S. Swayd (2009). The A to Z of the Druzes. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxxix. ISBN 978-0-8108-6836-6.
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