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For some, a secular state is the foundation of an open society, which allows both faith and blasphemy. For others, secularism is an excuse to justify Islamophobia. The Islamist attacks of 2015 left a ...

France honored the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack on Tuesday, marking 10 years since gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine. On January 7, 2015, 12 people were killed at the ...