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Recent Examples of secularism
The country’s founder, in 1923, espoused secularism and is a hero to Izmirli (someone from Izmir), who are stereotypically more progressive than the rest of Turkey.
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Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
Instead, coalitional maneuvering, personal rivalries, and debates over federalism, secularism, and the allocation of resources took primacy.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
What's more extraordinary is that this is taking place in a country with a strong emphasis on secularism and a low rate of church attendance.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Read on to learn more about Black secularism, and how being Black and secular can be extremely isolating.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
Instead, coalitional maneuvering, personal rivalries, and debates over federalism, secularism, and the allocation of resources took primacy.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
What's more extraordinary is that this is taking place in a country with a strong emphasis on secularism and a low rate of church attendance.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Read on to learn more about Black secularism, and how being Black and secular can be extremely isolating.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularism. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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