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The best measure of a successful life is the way we turn away, we renounce, and even by the way we depart it.
Tariq Ramadan
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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.
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We fail when we try to give simple answers to complicated problems.
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