Gender and creativity in an Afro-Arab Islamic culture: The case of Sudan

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-60

  Khaleefa, Omar H ^a   Erdos, George ^a   Ashria, Ikhlas H ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Newcastle ^*

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EID: 0030549363     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1996.tb00757.x     Document Type: Article

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