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Roger Garaudy Support from the Islamic World

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Roger Garaudy Born ( 1913-07-17 ) 17 July 1913 Marseille , France Died 13 June 2012 ( 2012-06-13 ) (aged 98) Paris , France Nationality French Era 20th / 21st-century philosophy Region Western philosophy Religion Sunni Islam Roger Garaudy or Ragaa Garaudy [1] (17 July 1913 – 13 June 2012) [2] [3] was a French philosopher. Formerly a prominent communist author, he converted to Islam and wrote many controversial books. Contents [ hide ] 1 Early life, politics and religion 2 Holocaust denial 3 Support from the Islamic World 4 Later activities 5 Praise for Garaudy after his death 6 References 7 External links Early life, politics and religion [ edit ] Born to Catholic and atheist parents in Marseille , Garaudy converted at age 14 and became a Protestant. During World War II , Garaudy joined the French Resistance , for which he was imprisoned in Djelfa , Algeria, as a prisoner of war of Vichy France . Following the war, Garaudy joined the Fr