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- ↑ Biography page Archived 30 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine , University of Chester
- ↑ Cagan, Andrea, Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat, pp.109, Mighty River Press (2007), ISBN 978-0-9788694-9-6
- ↑ "London bombers not terrorists - professor" Kate Mansey Daily Post Staff, Liverpool Daily Post . 4 April 2006
- ↑ Andrew Alderson and Chris Hastings 7 July bombs were a 'demo' not terrorism, claims professor in The Telegraph 9 April 2006
