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Biannual journal of the Oasis International Foundation
Studium Generale Marcianum
Year 6°, number 12, December 2010
Editor Roberto Fontolan
Managing Editor Martino Diez
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Arabic translation François Eid
Urdu translation Mobeen Shahid
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