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- ↑ WILLIAM LAMB. "Veteran FBI agent who led Newark office to step down". NorthJersey.com.
- ↑ "EbruNews - NJ Hosts Interfaith Dialogue Award Ceremony". ebru.tv.
- ↑ Hanut, Eryk (2000). Rumi: The Card and Book Pack : Meditation, Inspiration, Self-discovery. The Rumi Card Book. Tuttle Publishing. xiii. ISBN 978-1-885203-95-3.
- ↑ "Directory of Religious Centers". pluralism.org.