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For me, coming from the women's movement, politics is not just about parties and parliament. There is politics in our private space and in gender relations as well. Wherever there's power, there's politics.

~Elif Safak

Topics: About Coming Gender Just Me Movement Our Parliament Parties Politics Power Private Relations Space Well Wherever Women

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I like to question cultural biases wherever I go, and I question Islamophobia as much as I question anti-western sentiment because I think all extremist ideologies are very similar.

~Elif Safak

Topics: Because Biases Cultural Extremist Go Ideologies Like Much Question Sentiment Similar Think Very Wherever I Think

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With 'The Forty Rules of Love,' I wanted to write a love story. But I wanted a love story with a spiritual dimension. For me, that took me to Rumi. And from Rumi, I went to Shams of Tabriz. That's how the story took shape.

~Elif Safak

Topics: Dimension Forty How Love Love Story Me Rules Shape Spiritual Story Took Wanted Write

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Biography

Nationality: Turkish

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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