Share this postWords Can Hurt, Words Can Healelifshafak.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherWords Can Hurt, Words Can HealElif ShafakApr 14, 2024∙ Paid211Share this postWords Can Hurt, Words Can Healelifshafak.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther31ShareI asked Google search to find me paintings of “Ottoman women writing.” This is what I got in return. Italian artist Francesco Ballesio’s imagination (19th Century). Yet another Oriental femme fatale sprawled on a sofa with silk cushions, doing absolutely nothing, interested in only her own beauty and sexuality, waiting for a man to come and save her fro…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext