Understanding singlehood from the experiences of never-married Malay Muslim women in Malaysia: Some preliminary findings

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 395-405

  Ibrahim, Rozita ^a   Hassan, Zaharah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malay Muslim; Malaysia; Never married women; Singlehood

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249153526     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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