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Jul 2022
4m 55s

WHY ARE WE CALLING WOMEN ON THEIR PERIOD...

Medyapod x Elif Shafak
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Say Your Word is a digital platform by the acclaimed novelist, storyteller and women’s rights activist Elif Shafak. A platform for words and anyone who cares about them. Language is the key to understanding and unlocking our world. It is also the key to the human heart. Words are often said to have power. What is not said that often is that they can ... Show More
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