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Karikaturkrisen Litteratur Akkari, Ahmed Karikaturkrisen Litteratur Akkari, Ahmed: Min afsked med islamismen: Muhammedkrisen, dobbeltspillet og kampen mod Danmark. Berlingske Media og People’s Press 2014. 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