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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
Tariq Ramadan
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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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