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Elif Shafak: ‘As a writer in Turkey, you can be attacked, put on trial, imprisoned’

As she confronts the ecological crisis and the persecution of the Yazidi people in her latest novel, the author talks about the difficulty of being a writer – and a woman – in Turkey

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024

Women have found their voice in Turkey, and given hope to others fighting for democracy across the globe

Big opposition wins in last week’s elections reasserted the country’s liberal, secular values, says novelist Elif Shafak

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024

Gary Lineker, Theresa May and David Nicholls join the Hay festival 2024 lineup

This year’s festival promises to be a ‘civic platform’, with a new series of daily news analysis, a debate about the Israel-Gaza war and an appeal to the younger generation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

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‘I want some light in my life’: eight writers make their new year reading resolutions

Finding fun, getting lost in an epic and taking a first peek at science fiction ... Sathnam Sanghera, Elif Shafak, Sarah Waters and more make their reading resolutions for 2024

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024

In the battle to save the world’s forests, women are leading the resistance

From the Akbelen forest in Turkey to northern India to Brazil, rural women are standing up against the corporate chainsaw, says novelist Elif Shafak

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

After the terrifying earthquakes, it’s women and girls in Turkey feeling the aftershocks

Stories of abuse are emerging from the rubble. Meanwhile, in a misogynistic society, women’s basic needs are going unmet, says novelist Elif Shafak

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Abdulrazak Gurnah, Yuval Noah Harari, Salman Rushdie, Rutger Bregman, Elif Shafak, Robin Sharma: Times Litfest 2023 had the biggest names ever at any Litfest!

After a two-year hiatus due to Corona, the Times Literature Festival re-emerged in its physical avatar with a bang this year. On February 11 and 12, 2023, the Times Literature Festival (TLF) was held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, and it witnessed the coming together of some…

The Times of India · Feb 28, 2023

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‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls

In Taliban’s Afghanistan, Hazara cousins, both blast victims who loved to read, inspire a library – and new readers.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2023

David Pratt: A day of reckoning looms for Erdogan in Turkey

OVER many years during my time as a journalist, I’ve reported on three earthquakes.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023

Women of the World festival 2023: Dates, line-up, and how to get tickets

The event will take place from March 10 to 12 at London’s Southbank Centre.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

The diary of an Afghan girl killed in bombing reveals a list of unfulfilled dreams

Ride a bike. Learn the guitar. Continue studying. All of this came to a violent end for 16-year-old Marzia Mohammadi. Her diary lays bare the struggles of Afghan girls since the Taliban takeover.

WEKU · Oct 5, 2022

Top 10 novels about Turkey

Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak are the international star names, but all of these writers bring a distinctive lightness of heart to bear on a very heavy history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Five memorable trees in books we love, from The Magic Faraway Tree to Too Much Lip

Trees – majestic, mysterious and, as we are beginning to understand, wonderfully sophisticated and complex – play a powerful role in the stories we tell.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Ruth Ozeki says winning Women’s Prize for Fiction is a ‘wonderful by-product’

The prestigious prize was for original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Elif Shafak: there’s a scream building up in young people

Author cites Brexit and the climate crisis as examples of previous generations ‘breaking’ their future

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announced

Fill up your summer reading list with these books by female authors

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Women’s Prize for Fiction announces ‘wonderfully diverse’ shortlist

Winner will be announced in June

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Six ‘wonderfully diverse’ novels make the Women’s prize shortlist

Louise Erdrich, Elif Shafak and debut novelist Lisa Allen-Agostini are among the contenders offering an ‘escape’ from global crises

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Hay festival returns with its first in-person event for three years

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak and Benedict Cumberbatch are among those taking part in the 11-day gathering in Welsh border town

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

TV tonight: confronting the anti-vaxxers in Africa

Unreported World returns with a new series. Plus: Mary Beard ends things on a high in conversation with Elif Shafak. Here’s what to watch this evening

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