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When we begin to look around us, to observe individuals and societies, and to study philosophies and religions, we realize that our loneliness is shared. Our solitude is plural, and our singularity is the similarity between us.

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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
Islamicist
Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
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Look
Solitude
Philosophies
Looks
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Similarity
Realize
Societies
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Observe
Philosophy
Religions
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Loneliness
Plural
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