The Qur’an
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Credits
Produced to accompany The Qur’an (Juniper Communications) and The Seven Wonders of the Muslim World (Crescent Films), first screened on Channel 4 in July 2008
Managing editor: Lizzy Keene
Project manager/editor/writer: Julia Bard
Designer: Clifford Singer Edition
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