The prayer of a married man is equal to seventy prayers of a single man: The central role of marriage among upper-middle-class Muslim Egyptians

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 617-632

  Sherif, Bahira ^a  

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EID: 0033240233     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251399020005003     Document Type: Article

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