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Faouzia Zouari honoured with the Prix Laïcité Culture 2026

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Tunisian journalist and writer Faouzia Zouari, based in Paris, is receiving the Prix Laïcité Culture 2026. Her work addresses exile, memory and the condition of women, according to Business News.

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