23rd July 2020
At Home With Elif Shafak
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23rd July 2020
2 min read
In this episode of our At Home With series we are joined by award winning author, activist and captivating storyteller, Elif Shafak. Elif is a British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey, having published seventeen books.
In this cozy conversation we discuss her latest Booker Prize shortlisted book, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, and the future of women’s rights and feminism in the Middle East and around the world. Hosted by Equality Now board member, Patricia Amira.
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