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	Córki chmur. O kobietach z Sahary Zachodniej 4.48 avg rating — 2,586 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sterroryzowani. W pułapce islamofobii by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Aleksandra Szymczyk (Translator), Lena Khalid (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.49 avg rating — 579 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

by Martin Luther King Jr.

bookshelves: currently-reading, home-shelf, racism, system-critique

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Anarchist Communism (Penguin Great Ideas)

by Pyotr Kropotkin

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Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire

by Hamid Dabashi

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