"Some people make the mistake of confusing "submission" with "weakness", whereas it is anything but. Submission is a form of peaceful acceptance of t… - Elif Şafak

"Some people make the mistake of confusing "submission" with "weakness", whereas it is anything but. Submission is a form of peaceful acceptance of the terms of the universe including the things we are currently unable to change or comprehend."

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About Elif Şafak

Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.

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Alternative Names: Elif Shafak Elif Bilgin Shafaq
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It is a scientifically known fact that collectivities are capable of manipulating their individual members’ beliefs, thoughts, and even bodily reactions. You keep hearing a certain story over and over again, and the next thing you know you have internalized the narrative. From that moment on it ceases to be someone else’s story. It is not even a story anymore, but reality, your reality!

تمر المرأة خلال حياتها بمراحل إنتقالية صعبة. والعبور من مرحلة إلى أخرى ليس سهلًا كما قد يبدو، إذ تحتاج الكثير من المساعدة والدعم والنصيحة قبل أن تعود بأكملها إلى الحياة فى الزمن الحاضر مرة أخرى. تمر أوقات تتعثر فيها آلة جسدها ويصيبها العطب.وتلك هى الحكمة القديمة والبسيطة التى لا نعيرها انتباهًا فى سعينا لنكون قويات وناجحات وفى أوج كمالنا طوال الوقت .

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