The sharia is like a candle,” said Shams of Tabriz. “It provides us with much valuable light. But let us not forget that a candle helps us to go from… - Elif Şafak

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The sharia is like a candle,” said Shams of Tabriz. “It provides us with much valuable light. But let us not forget that a candle helps us to go from one place to another in the dark. If we forget where we are headed and instead concentrate on the candle, what good is it?

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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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Humans tell their children to paint the earth in one colour alone. They imagine the sky in blue, the grass in green, the sun in yellow, and the earth entirely in brown. If only they knew they have rainbows under their feet.

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عرفتُ أُناسًا قد يصابون بالجنون لو تُركوا وحدهم لساعات طويلة.أما أنا، فكان الأمرُ عندى على عكس ذلك تمامًا.قد أُصابُ بالجنون لو كان على مُرافقة أناس لوقت مديد. سأفتقد عُزلتى.

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