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Subject:	Re: The African name Rokia
Author:	Cleveland Kent Evans (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date:	February 10, 2006 at 12:01:31 PM
Reply to:	The African name Rokia by Ylva

Since Mali is a predominantly Muslim country, there is some chance that Rokia is a local variation of Ruqayya, a name used throughout the Arab world because it was the name of one of Muhammad's daughters, but that's just a guess and you'd need independent confirmation.

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The African name Rokia - Ylva Feb 10 2006, 10:58:20 AM
- Re: The African name Rokia - Cleveland Kent Evans Feb 10 2006, 12:01:31 PM
  - Re: The African name Rokia - Ylva Feb 10 2006, 7:56:50 PM
- Re: The African name Rokia - Briallen Feb 10 2006, 11:01:29 AM
  - Re: The African name Rokia - Ylva Feb 10 2006, 7:55:12 PM
    - Re: The African name Rokia - Briallen Feb 10 2006, 8:20:25 PM

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