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‘I’m not a Muslim. In fact, my name is Katie.’: Muslim-drag in the C4 documentary My Week as a Muslim

Pages 190-201 | Received 25 Sep 2019, Accepted 07 Dec 2020, Published online: 13 Jan 2021

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