Understanding 'Sectarianism': Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World

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Understanding 'Sectarianism' : Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World. / Haddad, Fanar.

Hurst Publishers, 2020.

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Haddad, F 2020, Understanding 'Sectarianism': Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World. Hurst Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197510629.001.0001

APA

Haddad, F. (2020). Understanding 'Sectarianism': Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World. Hurst Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197510629.001.0001

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Haddad F. Understanding 'Sectarianism': Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World. Hurst Publishers, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197510629.001.0001

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Haddad, Fanar. / Understanding 'Sectarianism' : Sunni-Shia Relations in the Modern Arab World. Hurst Publishers, 2020.

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