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Securitization as a Tool of Survival: The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches

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Securitization as a Tool of Survival: The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches. / Aldoughli, Rahaf Bara'a.
In: The Middle East Journal , Vol. 75, No. 1, 06.05.2021, p. 9-32.

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Aldoughli, RB 2021, 'Securitization as a Tool of Survival: The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches', The Middle East Journal , vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 9-32. <http://muse.jhu.edu/article/790170>

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Aldoughli, R. B. (2021). Securitization as a Tool of Survival: The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches. The Middle East Journal , 75(1), 9-32. http://muse.jhu.edu/article/790170

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Aldoughli RB. Securitization as a Tool of Survival: The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches. The Middle East Journal . 2021 May 6;75(1):9-32.

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Aldoughli, Rahaf Bara'a. / Securitization as a Tool of Survival : The Deployment of Religious Rhetoric in Bashar al-Asad’s Speeches. In: The Middle East Journal . 2021 ; Vol. 75, No. 1. pp. 9-32.

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