Women, development and Al Jazeera: A balance sheet

Al Jazeera Phenomenon: Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 127-149

  Sakr, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85083232150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315636092-7     Document Type: Chapter

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