I can provide two counterexamples.<p>Lebanon has been a highly secular state with a varied population when it comes to religion (Christians, Sunnis, Shiites, Druze). Unfortunately Hezbollah now has far more influence than it should have, which is what is ruining Lebanon in my opinion.<p>My country Tunisia is slowly shifting towards a pseudo-secular republic. The constitution currently lists Islam as the country&#x27;s religion, but freedom of religion is guaranteed. The majority are Sunnis, but there are some Shiites, Abadis, and a small historically Jewish population based on the island of Djerba.