Secularism
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Referring to France’s national motto, Valls defended “liberty, that is, freedom to write and to think, equality among men and women, and fraternity and
secularism
, from which is derived our social unity.”
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Let me give you an example: in Turkey, where I come from, which is a very hyper-secular republic, until very recently, we used to have what I call
"secularism
police," which would guard the universities against veiled students.
It's only Western Europe that has retained its secularism, which is now beginning to look rather endearingly old-fashioned.
And you can see why the church was upset by his writings, as indeed were some Muslims during his lifetime, because he gives us a strong statement of
secularism
of a kind which is normal in Europe today.
Ibn Rushd, someone who happens to be a Muslim, is considered one of the key influences in the introduction and spread of
secularism
in Europe.
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