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- ↑ Sebastian Maisel. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. pp. 267–. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.
- ↑ Hend T. Al-Sudairy (11 May 2017). Modern Woman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Rights, Challenges and Achievements. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-4438-9328-2.
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