De-secularisation of the Hagia Sophia Church in Turkey, forbiddance of the hijab in French public spaces… Secularism is a concept that is very often misunderstood and is the subject of many controversies between religious and atheist cultures. 

Presenting the perspectives of Morocco, Nigeria, France, and Turkey on the matter, this episode aims at showing how secularism and religion are actually not opposed, and in fact, may have the same function of stabilising societies. 

Can a very secular France dialogue with a Moroccan monarchy of divine right? Can Nigeria enlighten the conflict between religion and national unity conflict? Can Turkey explain the path it has recently taken, which is radically opposed to its past?

NOTE: This podcast would like to acknowledge the place of subjectivity and promotes it: every person has a different vision of what they experience. The four different participants were asked to speak in the name of their country and how they see the situation, but any other person from the same countries may view things very differently. This podcast welcomes variations of visions on the same topic, and for this reason, there will be another episode on Secularism in the future with different speakers from the same countries, to compare and increase perspectives and our knowledge.