The highest activity a human being can attain is learning f… - Elif Şafak

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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

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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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"We are all a little desexualized, a little defeminized. We can't carry our bodies comfortably in a society that is so bent against women. In order to be a "brain" in the public realm, we control our "bodies.

لقد خلق الله المعاناة لكي تظهر السعادة من خلال نقيضها. فالأشيلء تظهر من خلال أضدادها

.وبما أنه لا يوجد نقيض لله، فإنه يظل مخفيا.

Isn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. - Elif Şafak

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