British football: Where are the muslim female footballers? Exploring the connections between gender, ethnicity and Islam

Soccer and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 443-456

  Ahmad, Aisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959306360     PISSN: 14660970     EISSN: 17439590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2011.568110     Document Type: Article

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