WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?

[@ruzacalaga1764]

Amazing video

[@mubashirgillani462]

Thought provoking

[@ozdigg9254]

100% agree, and how lovely to meet someone who feels the same way. All peace and strength to you Elif 🍎

[@weisshalivniwine]

I live in storyland all the time. But I make the best stories!

[@psr6736]

As a person who have lived across India, as you said nomadic upbringing, with every states different culture and language. I have had a same problem "where are you from" with lump in my throat, I would always answer to the place I was born but never could terms with it. This is a common conversation starter, but it also creates space for stereotypes to the place I am from and how the other person percives, if i prove it, case in point and if I do not, they make assuptions ti fit the narrative in there head. Identity today is not what I think of myself but what the others think of me, as you have mentioned in your book Forty Rules of love ,"its dangerous if people know me and I don't know myself" (paraphrasing) But its also beautiful,as the borders more porus now then ever before,such questions are natural, but there is always the insecurity which binds the fears who we are and our roots.

[@dinafarjallah4664]

Such a great author, such a great person love you elif shafak keep going ❤❤

[@itstaiofa]

Forever an inspiration for me ❤ thank you for another great video.

[@ronkenley]

Thank you, too true. Maybe we all live in storyland, even if some stories are like nightmares and identity the alibi

[@theuphoenix]

I could not agree more. We are evolving as humans and so does our identity (ies). Keep shining Elif canim!

[@samyablaoui6050]

Living as a citizen of the world with no identity is like living as a nomad nowadays without having a nationality

[@zawarulhaq8932]

I avoid the question "who are you?" Because I really don't know the answer. 🙃

[@masoodshah5062]

Madam I am big fan of you . I have read 4 novels of you. You are a beautiful and good writer ❤️❤️ lots of love . Plzz reply . I will be very greatful for your replying

[@lordronn472]

I am an Armenian from Vienna! I can understand what you mean here

[@sabara0774]

Very true that, when we are losing our identity we identify ourselves by our birth place. We are human (sapiens ) and it is our actual identity among all other creatures, but when we are in need of identity in relation to other humans we must have something special that we have achieved by our own efforts, unfortunately most of us don't have any such thing to be identified with..after al ong break (almost 10yrs) I read a book THE FORTY RULES OF LOVE a very great work by Elif Shafak and that is the true identity of Elif Shafak for me. in my opinion if a person is identified by a work or deed that she or he has done exclusively by her or his personal efforts, is ok. But how can one have an identity for which the person have no personal efforts or have no control in that i.e birth place, mother tongue and tribe etc.