obscurantism

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French President Emmanuel Macron wrote that Mr Rushdie "embodied freedom and the fight against obscurantism" and was the victim "of a cowardly attack by the forces of hatred and barbarism".

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

“This committee, characterized for its secrecy and obscurantism, cannot be considered the appropriate venue to investigate the alleged violence of human rights,” said Esteban Beltrán, Amnesty’s director in Spain.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2022

“This committee, characterized for its secrecy and obscurantism, cannot be considered the appropriate venue to investigate the alleged violence of human rights,” said Esteban Beltrán, the director of the rights group in Spain.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

It is therefore a jewel of our common humanity and a bulwark against all obscurantism and the identities which pull us apart.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2021

Most significant of all, Vambéry found even the secluded women of the harems, "those bulwarks of obscurantism," notably changed.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop