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2008 |
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2009 |
“Conversation with Dr Saad Sowayan on His Research Projects
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2009 |
“The Saudi Pot: Melting or Boiling! National Identity, Power
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2009 |
“An Open Forum on Bedouin Culture and Oral Literature“.
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