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- ↑ Rose, Steve (2019-05-31). "'You get used to the gunfire' – filming the Libyan women's football team". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ↑ "TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Naziha Arebi — "Freedom Fields"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ↑ "Freedom Fields review – Libyan female footballers hit back of the net". The Guardian.
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