Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective: Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom

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Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective : Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom. / Jawad, Haifaa; Elmali-Karakaya, Ayse.

In: Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 40, No. 1, 18.03.2020, p. 128-147.

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Jawad, H & Elmali-Karakaya, A 2020, 'Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective: Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom', Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 128-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2020.1737415

APA

Jawad, H., & Elmali-Karakaya, A. (2020). Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective: Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 40(1), 128-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2020.1737415

Vancouver

Jawad H, Elmali-Karakaya A. Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective: Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 2020 Mar 18;40(1):128-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2020.1737415

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Jawad, Haifaa ; Elmali-Karakaya, Ayse. / Interfaith marriages in Islam from a woman’s perspective : Turkish women’s interfaith marriage practices in the United Kingdom. In: Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 2020 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 128-147.

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