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- ↑ John Pierre Entelis (1997). Islam, Democracy, and the State in North Africa. Indiana University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-253-21131-X . Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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- ↑ Umberto Bacchi, Morocco: Anger at Maroc Hebdo magazine cover asking 'shall we burn homosexuals?', International Business Times, 12 June 2015
- ↑ Moroccan magazine recalls 'burn gays' issue after uproar, Yahoo! News, Agence France Presse, 12 June 2015
