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 hu ... Show More
Feb 2024
Can you really escape female stereotypes? Selfies, shame, and the shackles of womanhood – with author Alya Mooro
What does it mean to live outside the stereotypes, and how can we free ourselves from shame?How do we stop caring about others' judgments and start living for ourselves?
Alya Mooro, Egyptian-born and London-raised writer and best-selling author of The Greater Freedom: Life as a M ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 2024
Katy Hessel on The Story of Art Without Men, with Pandora Sykes, Part One
This is the first instalment of a three-part episode. How many women artists do you know? Despite the work of activist groups and scholars alike, women are still troublingly absent from the history of art. Historian and broadcaster Katy Hessel wants to change that. In September 2 ... Show More
40m 41s