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- 1 2 Marie-Hélène Estienne, "About Tierno Bokar". Article originally published in Le Monde des Religions, no. 4 (2005).
- 1 2 Peter Brook, "About Tierno Bokar", 19 November 2004.
- ↑ Billington, Michael (3 November 2004). "Destiny's child". The Guardian .
