Introduction: Imams in Western Europe

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Introduction: Imams in Western Europe. / Vinding, Niels Valdemar; Hashas, Mohammed; de Ruiter , Jan Jaap.

Imams in Western Europe: Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges. Amsterdam University Press, 2018. p. 19-37.

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Harvard

Vinding, NV, Hashas, M & de Ruiter , JJ 2018, Introduction: Imams in Western Europe. in Imams in Western Europe: Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges. Amsterdam University Press, pp. 19-37.

APA

Vinding, N. V., Hashas, M., & de Ruiter , J. J. (2018). Introduction: Imams in Western Europe. In Imams in Western Europe: Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges (pp. 19-37). Amsterdam University Press.

Vancouver

Vinding NV, Hashas M, de Ruiter JJ. Introduction: Imams in Western Europe. In Imams in Western Europe: Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges. Amsterdam University Press. 2018. p. 19-37

Author

Vinding, Niels Valdemar ; Hashas, Mohammed ; de Ruiter , Jan Jaap. / Introduction: Imams in Western Europe. Imams in Western Europe: Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges. Amsterdam University Press, 2018. pp. 19-37

Bibtex

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