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The Representation of Islamism in the UK press. / Brookes, Gavin; McEnery, Anthony; Clarke, Isobelle.
Media Language on Islam and Muslims: Terminologies and their Effects . ed. / Salman Al-Azami. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. p. 57-81.

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Brookes, G, McEnery, A & Clarke, I 2023, The Representation of Islamism in the UK press. in S Al-Azami (ed.), Media Language on Islam and Muslims: Terminologies and their Effects . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 57-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37462-3_4

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Brookes, G., McEnery, A., & Clarke, I. (2023). The Representation of Islamism in the UK press. In S. Al-Azami (Ed.), Media Language on Islam and Muslims: Terminologies and their Effects (pp. 57-81). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37462-3_4

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Brookes G, McEnery A, Clarke I. The Representation of Islamism in the UK press. In Al-Azami S, editor, Media Language on Islam and Muslims: Terminologies and their Effects . Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 2023. p. 57-81 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-37462-3_4

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Brookes, Gavin ; McEnery, Anthony ; Clarke, Isobelle. / The Representation of Islamism in the UK press. Media Language on Islam and Muslims: Terminologies and their Effects . editor / Salman Al-Azami. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. pp. 57-81

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