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Aug 2022
7m 34s

WHAT IS A TRUE #SISTER? / by 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 hu ... Show More
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