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French laicite is probably aggressive and antagonistic to the religion, but there are other models of secularism in the world where there could be reconciliation between religion and secularism.

Rashid al-Ghannushi

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Rashid al-Ghannushi
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: June 22
Lawyer
Politician
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Rachid al-Ghannouchi
Religion
World
Antagonistic
Secularism
Reconciliation
Aggressive
French
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Probably

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