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Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity.

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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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