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We have to be very cautious not to accept the scam of polarization we see in the media. It is not in fact between secularists and Islamists, it is a battle within the Islamic reference.

Tariq Ramadan

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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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