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To Cite this Article: Mohamad, M. Z., Amin, N. I. M., Omar, N., Siti Khatijah Ismail, Yusof, S., Hasan, A. F., & Rahman, R. A. (2019). The Identity of Women according to the Thinking of Said Nursi. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(3), 555–564.
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