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Thesis As Sent to Publcal 06Mar09 UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Khul' divorce in Egypt : public debates, judicial practices, and everyday life Sonneveld, N. Publication date 2009 Document Version Final published version Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Sonneveld, N. (2009). Khul' divorce in Egypt : public debates, judicial practices, and everyday life. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. 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