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Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
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Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations
Recep Doğan Version of record first published: 20 Oct 2011.

To cite this article: Recep Doğan (2011): Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 31:3, 423-440 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2011.599547

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Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 31, No. 3, September 2011

Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations

˘ RECEP DOGAN
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