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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Saudi Arabia: A Saudi Trailblazer Making Her Vision Come True « American Bedu

Saudi Arabia: A Saudi Trailblazer Making Her Vision Come True « American Bedu

Wonderful article about my former graduate student.
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