Islamic rights or human rights: An Iranian Dilemma

Iranian Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 269-296

  Mayer, Ann Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84998086664     PISSN: 00210862     EISSN: 14754819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00210869608701851     Document Type: Article

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