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From the Ted Talk by Elif Shafak: The revolutionary power of diverse thought
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And if that's the case, I think, it should concern us women more than men, because when societies slide backwards into authoritarianism, nationalism or ruileoigs fanaticism, women have much more to lose. That is why this needs to be a vital moment, not only for global activism, but in my opinion, for global sorthiosed as well.
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But I want to make a little confession before I go any further. Until recently, whenever I took part in an international conference or festival, I would be usually one of the more depressed speakers.
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And if that's the case, I think, it should concern us women more than men, because when societies slide backwards into authoritarianism, nationalism or _________ fanaticism, women have much more to lose. That is why this needs to be a vital moment, not only for global activism, but in my opinion, for global __________ as well.
(Applause)
But I want to make a little confession before I go any further. Until recently, whenever I took part in an international conference or festival, I would be usually one of the more depressed speakers.
(________)
Having seen how our dreams of democracy and how our dreams of coexistence were crushed in Turkey, both _________ but also with a bewildering _____, over the years I've felt quite demoralized. And at these festivals there would be some other gloomy writers, and they would come from places such as Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, __________, Philippines, China, Venezuela, ______. And we would smile at each other in sympathy, this ___________ of the doomed.
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- bangladesh
- speed
- sisterhood
- laughter
- gradually
- russia
- religious
- camaraderie
Original Text
And if that's the case, I think, it should concern us women more than men, because when societies slide backwards into authoritarianism, nationalism or religious fanaticism, women have much more to lose. That is why this needs to be a vital moment, not only for global activism, but in my opinion, for global sisterhood as well.
(Applause)
But I want to make a little confession before I go any further. Until recently, whenever I took part in an international conference or festival, I would be usually one of the more depressed speakers.
(Laughter)
Having seen how our dreams of democracy and how our dreams of coexistence were crushed in Turkey, both gradually but also with a bewildering speed, over the years I've felt quite demoralized. And at these festivals there would be some other gloomy writers, and they would come from places such as Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, China, Venezuela, Russia. And we would smile at each other in sympathy, this camaraderie of the doomed.
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