Sadly, due to the lack of history in Nigeria's curriculum, Nigerians don't appreciate their heroes. You will be surprised how they are quick to attack and insult the likes of Wole Soyinka while celebrating their corrupt politicians.
She is not, just angry lady against her own state which is victim of western antiIslam rather than what she argued. Brain washed story teller who milked westerners at the cost of anti Turkey’s slogans
Nice, cos you are the 2nd person I know that is much enlighten in English writing and also wanting to write an essay on a Poet Guru called Wole Soyinka. Cos Turkish/Kurdish people often tells you that English speaking is problem.
@@peteralex2813 what do you mean English speaking problem? Like they can't speak it? That's a bit untrue... Also Turkish Kurds are different than other Kurds. Like an Iraqi Kurd wouldn't be able to understand a Turkish Kurd. Their cultures are so different. So I don't really get your comparison?
Professor Wole Soyinka is a gift to the world! He wrote us a long autobiography essay and we love it! Thank you both for your contributions. They are motivated by humanitarian needs.
As a Kurdish raised in Kurdistan I grow up with news of how turkey was treating Kurdish in (north kurdistan ) turkey and even the Kurdish villages at borders of my region It was hard not to hate them (I know I was racist and hate myself for thinking like that at that time) And then my Dad recommended one of her books , at first I said I won’t read it but I was shocked when I know it’s about a Kurdish family and I read it Then another book and kept reading her novels falling in love with her words and the world she created each time made me doubt if she was a Turkish and then I understand what she want to tell she was able to change my mind and taught me to stop hate other because of their government actions And not all Turks hate Kurds And by hating an entire race I will not fix anything and at the end of the day we are all humans and she keeps reminding everyone that As much I write it won’t be enough she is an amazing person and has an amazing impact on others
Woke Soyinka is a living legend but I’ve been extremely impressed with the mind of Elif. She is absolutely brilliant. Turkey will be doing itself a great disfavor if it is not fully making use of such a wonderful woman.
Prof.wole soyinka is a world class genius.Each strand of his hair is loaded and full of intellectual knowledge and wisdom.His vocabularies are top notch.I love the way he compose his tenses.I like seeing him speaking.I'm proudly a Yoruba guy.
Elif Shafak is so natural original spontaneous cerebral but still empathetic.Elif Shafak is my idol.The world would be a much better place if we have more people like Elif Shafak. Vive Elif Shafak. You know I have only read one early novel of her actually I did not even read it all The Gaze.But I make sure to listen her conversations on the media She saw her in the 2019 Lahore Literary at the British Library.But I did not get to speak a few words with her although she was just metres away from me.
@@charlesogbolu, you got that right. What is faith without the religious? What is patriotism with nationalist? Whoever made that quote didn't think that through.
@Dawn Broker, you fail to fully comprehend the very essence of the expression. In lay tems, it can be deduced as "Patriotism goes beyond/should not be limited to/by Nationalism, & Faith goes beyond/should not be limited to/by religion". Hope that clarifies!
@@lesleylofthouse276 Lofthouse since you're so good in passing out remarks on Elif Shafak works, could you please tell us what's the reason why her intellectual insight writings does not really make true effects on NATO Lesley???
Elif They should they must they ought to Gratify You with the Nobel prize in Literature Because your message is very broad deep allemcompassing and warriorlly Peaceful
Idiot, Nobel prize is not presented to an upcoming literature writer like Elif Shafak. She's still a kid to the Master Literary Guru Poet writer Wole Soyinka. So it's better you keep shut your dirty stinking mouth if you don't know what to talk about.
@@peteralex2813 Who stole your bread? You sound so angry for a simple comment from another viewer? Nothing stinking about the person's wish, except your acrid words.
@@peteralex2813 plus, Wole Soyinka was once an upcoming writer. He did not become a Nobel Laureate from the womb. There is always a first, always a beginning for everyone,...and yes it is ok dream big!
@@emempj dude relax, you didn't hear me say "he was an already made child from the womb alright" ....But all the same, I still understand what you're trying to say.
@@hinamoazzam7651 and your point is? Mine is that she is always used and her story never changes. The secular athiest that uses Islam to make money off if it. خالص yeter artık. Let some else have a turn. Same goes for Wole, how many thousands of Nigerian wrtres are there, Teju Cole, is one, but since he speaks out against the white saviour industrial complex. We won't be hearing from him soon.
Wole and Elif should do another series. This was very engaging. The definition of a writer, the glimpse into a writer in exile and the limitation of culture. The opportunities that culture with it's nuances offers for diversity.
I used to adore Elif Shafak, but after watching many interviews on YT I’ve realized that her speeches tend to be somewhat repetitive. For instance, she uses this statement about “wounded democracies” in all her interviews and I don’t even agree with it. It seems to allude that Europe had a perfect version of democracy until the “sudden” rise of right-wing populists, but that’s certainly not the case as the rise of right-wing parties in Europe is simply not a new phenomenon.
I think If you stand for something and have a strong view towards that thing you get to be repetitive if you talk about it over and over. Its bound to happen cos their ideas dont change and new words dont come up everyday. Its possible a view of hers doesn't aline with yours but that's what this kind of talk is for, to talk about these things and see how we can get better. 👍🏿
I have little hope that African nations will heal themselves, but as for Turkey, I hope they return to being a secular society and the end of autocratic rule.
He is not exactly what he pretends to be , I mean wole , he helped those aimless buhari to rule us , but have kept quiet as the country burns ,dine and wine with many bad politicians, his children giving jobs opportunities so he can stay mute , and it's working, don't bother yourself with his eloquent voice ,let him organize another million match as he did with his people during Jonathan, there are many like him ,pretence
We know who came after who from the age. From his early pictures, he's always looked the same. Freeman didn't have that signature look from his early days. Prof doesn't have DPN on his face so I see no comparison here.
Elif is one of the first collaborates of the Islamic government in Turkey, with her other liberal friends. She had the role of bashing out the criticisms from the seculars against the new Islamic government. Then, when the Islamic government needed her no further, she fled to the UK. Now, the Turkish seculars suffer under the Islamic government, and she enjoys London and calls herself also British ("Turkish-British"). Hahaha.
You are a useless idiot.He was 27yrs when he was fighting for his country and later thrown in to jail all for ur Biafra what have you done with ur own life at ur age idiots.Wole cannot be with us forever .Ask ur self what have you done , idiot.
Trollasaur would have been meaningful if your post had the benefit of the facts, he’s been at it with various governments in Nigeria at the risk of imprisonments and assassination. What would you suggest he should be doing?
Almost all (including I) who have watched this conversation seemed to have landed up on the Al Jazeera channel accidentally while surfing channels and they stayed and watched the entire thing. And then we keep coming on TH-cam to watch it again.
Sonyika, my all time favourite author. Nigeria is home to prominent literature giants. Wish most of my brothers and sisters from Naija could speak English with a nice accent like this legend. Love+254, 🇰🇪
So your problem is the accents of Nigerians? And to speak like him? Do you know Nigeria has about 200 million plus people who have different accents? You don't know what your want.
Lion and the Jewel the first book i read and studied written by Wole Soyinka ...it has a balanced view on western culture at the same time inviting youths to embrace our own African culture
Ewarton Charlton Yea but we in Turkey we dont know anything about what happens after the 1930s; 0 idea. Because those times (especially 50s and early 60s) are super sketchy and the government dont want to tell us how bad we are/were. For example no one talks about how the military hanged one of our presidents, Adnan Menderes, hence the younger generations have no idea how our democracy was always farcical in the first place
@Ewarton Charlton I've always wondered why that part of their history is being erased? Is it to forget colonisation and slavery? But the world wars are always remembered, so nobody forgets
As a Yoruba man I've been pampered with Soyinka's work but big respect to Elif Safak's beautiful brain!
I've fallen in love with this lovely woman! 💞
Hmmm, indeed!
Wole is my intellectual icon. Proud to have come from the same country with the legend.
u should really have to , its so beautiful that how he is source of connection for us , me being a pakistani and u a nigerian , united by his writings
@@SaraanSarangi i quite agree with you
I am proud too :-)
@Orunmila Yyf is that salient?
@Orunmila Yyf who ask you?
Africa is blessed with witty, interlectuall, octogenarian like Wole Soyinka 😍
Sadly, due to the lack of history in Nigeria's curriculum, Nigerians don't appreciate their heroes. You will be surprised how they are quick to attack and insult the likes of Wole Soyinka while celebrating their corrupt politicians.
@@Wabiazofest it's actually sad but again know that sociaty don't realise their blessings until it's gone.
Both of them are eloquent in speech and amazingly talented. It was such a pleasure to hear both of them on this platform. Love it.
She is not, just angry lady against her own state which is victim of western antiIslam rather than what she argued. Brain washed story teller who milked westerners at the cost of anti Turkey’s slogans
You see Prof Wole Soyinka's hair! Every strand stands for wisdom
😁
Wole Soyinka is a living legend of our time
Elf was a legend as well
Yes he is...Chinua Achebe has passed on and only Thiong'o and Soyinka are the legends left
legend my qss
I was just doing a piece of essay on Wole Soyinka and this just popped up. I am also Turkish btw this can't be a coincidence XD
Nice, cos you are the 2nd person I know that is much enlighten in English writing and also wanting to write an essay on a Poet Guru called Wole Soyinka. Cos Turkish/Kurdish people often tells you that English speaking is problem.
@@peteralex2813 what do you mean English speaking problem? Like they can't speak it? That's a bit untrue... Also Turkish Kurds are different than other Kurds. Like an Iraqi Kurd wouldn't be able to understand a Turkish Kurd. Their cultures are so different. So I don't really get your comparison?
You must be using Google docs...
Raymondo Rech ?
@@hyperdiegesis How do you think TH-cam recommended this? Tracking yo!...
Professor Wole Soyinka is a gift to the world! He wrote us a long autobiography essay and we love it! Thank you both for your contributions. They are motivated by humanitarian needs.
he is a curse his writings are mediocre at best and I have to memorise his book ake because of tastless people like you praising nobodies
Listening to Elif Shafak is like therapy
I just wanted to see a few minutes and I ended up watching the whole thing. I enjoyed this conversation greatly.
Same here
@@damilolaodubanjo2633 same
Same here
@@mr.gaming6277 if you might know, he is not Morgan Freeman the Hollywood Actor
I'm currently doing the exact same thing. I selected this video by accident. What a 💎
"The distinction between Patriotism and Nationalism" Great conversation. I adore these two.
After long long time I have come across such a meaningful discussion. I can connect myself with the every word they spoke.
why where were u before?
I am blessed to come across such a meaningful discussion.
A living genius. Africa must remember this linguistic giant for ages and ages to come
Meaningful discussions like this should be uploaded more often so more people can benefit from their wealth of knowledge... Thank you for the upload.
Why haven't I heard of these two magnificent writers before? I will definitely learn more about them now. Thank you for sharing this video.
You should read Elif shafak's 10minutes and the forty rules of love
@@chidinmaugoji5195 Thank you. I'll check these out. 😊
Elif Shafak is an intellectual giant. Respects.
Professor Wole Soyinka, much respect sir.🇳🇬💯
As a Kurdish raised in Kurdistan I grow up with news of how turkey was treating Kurdish in (north kurdistan ) turkey and even the Kurdish villages at borders of my region
It was hard not to hate them (I know I was racist and hate myself for thinking like that at that time)
And then my Dad recommended one of her books , at first I said I won’t read it but I was shocked when I know it’s about a Kurdish family and I read it
Then another book and kept reading her novels falling in love with her words and the world she created each time made me doubt if she was a Turkish and then I understand what she want to tell
she was able to change my mind and taught me to stop hate other because of their government actions
And not all Turks hate Kurds And by hating an entire race I will not fix anything and at the end of the day we are all humans and she keeps reminding everyone that
As much I write it won’t be enough she is an amazing person and has an amazing impact on others
Woke Soyinka is a living legend but I’ve been extremely impressed with the mind of Elif. She is absolutely brilliant. Turkey will be doing itself a great disfavor if it is not fully making use of such a wonderful woman.
These two great intellectuals talking make me feel like intelligent as well because I can connect with everything they're saying...
This is an intellectual discussion that provokes thoughts. Thank you prof wole soyinke and elif shafak.
Wole Soyinka looks and sounds like Morgan freeman
Finally!!!! Somebody sees it!
NO!!!! You should rather say, Morgan Freeman sounds like Wole Soyinka
@@edu-links2983 they both have powerful voices
Please AlJazeera post your Studio B sessions on SoundCloud. These series make for amazing podcasts
I just want someone to look at me the same way Elif looks at Soyinka when he speaks
You know right!
So much value.
So much adoration
Prof.wole soyinka is a world class genius.Each strand of his hair is loaded and full of intellectual knowledge and wisdom.His vocabularies are top notch.I love the way he compose his tenses.I like seeing him speaking.I'm proudly a Yoruba guy.
Wole has a godly voice
I love these two intellectuals. I love their eloquence and outstanding display of understanding on very broad topics. ♥️
Beautiful. A huge fan of both!
Elif Shafak is so natural original spontaneous cerebral but still empathetic.Elif Shafak is my idol.The world would be a much better place if we have more people like Elif Shafak.
Vive Elif Shafak.
You know I have only read one early novel of her actually I did not even read it all The Gaze.But I make sure to listen her conversations on the media
She saw her in the 2019 Lahore Literary at the British Library.But I did not get to speak a few words with her although she was just metres away from me.
I'm proud of you brother you speak from the heart and exactly what the people feels so thank you.
wow "Patriotism is way too important to leave to the Nationalists and Faith is way too important to leave to the Religious"
It seems to make sense yet it seems to make no sense at all...
@@charlesogbolu, you got that right. What is faith without the religious? What is patriotism with nationalist? Whoever made that quote didn't think that through.
@Dawn Broker, you fail to fully comprehend the very essence of the expression. In lay tems, it can be deduced as "Patriotism goes beyond/should not be limited to/by Nationalism, & Faith goes beyond/should not be limited to/by religion". Hope that clarifies!
Never heard of both but I loved this talk.
Baba Wole! E pe fun wa, Ase!
It is well
The phrase...Wounded Democracies.....wow.
Is it that magical and descriptive?
It’s hugely empathetic, embracing those who suffer under weak leadership
Brilliant, no holds barred discussion.
Two Giants. ❤️✌🏽
I love this man...so intelligent and real
i was searching on airplane industry in nigeria with allen oyenma, this poped up and I ended up listening to the whole session
A Great Man of our Time.
Beautiful. Much respect for Elif👌
She is so refine , kind , gentle , smart , soft and beutiful inside out
I agree - her books are so interesting and well written .She always shines a light on injustices in the world.
Lolz...Arabs🙄
@@lesleylofthouse276 Lofthouse since you're so good in passing out remarks on Elif Shafak works, could you please tell us what's the reason why her intellectual insight writings does not really make true effects on NATO Lesley???
I love him😍😍😍
Great conversation.!
Very comprehensive chats between two icons.
Well said by Mr Wole at 8 minute 25 seconds
@8:25
I had to save this before watching ... The intro.
Wole Soyinka Africa giant
Loved this so so much. Beautiful minds.
good content. thank you
I’m blessed to have come across this awesome clip. ❤️💡
Thanks for posting
Elif
They should they must they ought to Gratify You with the Nobel prize in Literature
Because your message is very broad deep allemcompassing and warriorlly Peaceful
Idiot, Nobel prize is not presented to an upcoming literature writer like Elif Shafak. She's still a kid to the Master Literary Guru Poet writer Wole Soyinka. So it's better you keep shut your dirty stinking mouth if you don't know what to talk about.
@@peteralex2813 Who stole your bread? You sound so angry for a simple comment from another viewer? Nothing stinking about the person's wish, except your acrid words.
@@peteralex2813 plus, Wole Soyinka was once an upcoming writer. He did not become a Nobel Laureate from the womb. There is always a first, always a beginning for everyone,...and yes it is ok dream big!
@@emempj dude relax, you didn't hear me say "he was an already made child from the womb alright" ....But all the same, I still understand what you're trying to say.
@@peteralex2813 Thanks for understanding and all the best in your endeavours. Merry Christmas!
There are s many other Turkish authors, Elif Shafak, what about Burhan Sonmez, Ahmet Unit, Ilber Ortayli?
Maryam Ismail and also elif shafaq!! No one said there weren’t
@@hinamoazzam7651 and your point is? Mine is that she is always used and her story never changes. The secular athiest that uses Islam to make money off if it. خالص yeter artık. Let some else have a turn. Same goes for Wole, how many thousands of Nigerian wrtres are there, Teju Cole, is one, but since he speaks out against the white saviour industrial complex. We won't be hearing from him soon.
Wole and Elif should do another series. This was very engaging. The definition of a writer, the glimpse into a writer in exile and the limitation of culture. The opportunities that culture with it's nuances offers for diversity.
Whoa.... Just wow.. This is great
الترجمة وين يا قناة الحزيزة
So beautiful. :)
The core of nationalism is indeed very devisive....
Violence is the most power force on earth. In the right hands can create wonders
Great conversation.
I used to adore Elif Shafak, but after watching many interviews on YT I’ve realized that her speeches tend to be somewhat repetitive. For instance, she uses this statement about “wounded democracies” in all her interviews and I don’t even agree with it. It seems to allude that Europe had a perfect version of democracy until the “sudden” rise of right-wing populists, but that’s certainly not the case as the rise of right-wing parties in Europe is simply not a new phenomenon.
I think If you stand for something and have a strong view towards that thing you get to be repetitive if you talk about it over and over. Its bound to happen cos their ideas dont change and new words dont come up everyday. Its possible a view of hers doesn't aline with yours but that's what this kind of talk is for, to talk about these things and see how we can get better. 👍🏿
Before I reply you, which country or continent do you reside?
Imagine Buhari seating down there speaking hahahahahaha. Everybody will be on the run lol
He is Jubril Al-Sudaini from Sudan :(
@@donnajazz7726 🙆♂️😁😁😁
Why are you like this 😂😁🤓🤣
Nawaooo
That's not fair
I think the film he's talking about is The Piano.
great talk thx for sharing
Wounded Democracy...WD (now that is new!)
Kole Odutola u mean “World Domination”
@@agabaire That was what I heard, wounded Democracy was what she said
I have little hope that African nations will heal themselves, but as for Turkey, I hope they return to being a secular society and the end of autocratic rule.
Morgan Freeman could easily pass as a younger brother to Wole Soyinka; they look and sound alike.
I have to read this woman!
Writers are essentially different in the world
This woman is very powerful
Elif is legend.
History with a capital H. Can we trace this back to the fundamental confusion of Socrates who misunderstood that knowledge is not static ?
Elif Shafak
Longlife sar place how about omoyele sowere?????
لييييش مو مترجمه ليييش ليش 😭😭😭😭
Nice vid
38:56
My Mother was very Gently Wise as Elif said her Grandmother was.
Arabs!!!
😊😊😊😊
That language part...
🙏💯
ترجموه عربي😑
Elif Abla !!!
good people on stage. woke, irrelevant questions
Elif, how could you be a British, cmon?
Org
religion
When did Shafak become a “British”-Turkish novelist lol?
When you order morgan freeman from alibaba
Dude is way better than Morgan
He is not exactly what he pretends to be , I mean wole , he helped those aimless buhari to rule us , but have kept quiet as the country burns ,dine and wine with many bad politicians, his children giving jobs opportunities so he can stay mute , and it's working, don't bother yourself with his eloquent voice ,let him organize another million match as he did with his people during Jonathan, there are many like him ,pretence
He is older than Morgan Freeman
We know who came after who from the age. From his early pictures, he's always looked the same. Freeman didn't have that signature look from his early days. Prof doesn't have DPN on his face so I see no comparison here.
Elif is one of the first collaborates of the Islamic government in Turkey, with her other liberal friends. She had the role of bashing out the criticisms from the seculars against the new Islamic government. Then, when the Islamic government needed her no further, she fled to the UK. Now, the Turkish seculars suffer under the Islamic government, and she enjoys London and calls herself also British ("Turkish-British"). Hahaha.
He speaks 100percent Constituted good English, but not making 100 percent sense to me
For his age he is very intelligent. Age depreciates knowledge
Whilst his country is collapsing into a failed state and laughing stock he is busy giving interviews and lectures in other countries. Clown.
Trollasaur u are the biggest clown..fool
You are a useless idiot.He was 27yrs when he was fighting for his country and later thrown in to jail all for ur Biafra what have you done with ur own life at ur age idiots.Wole cannot be with us forever .Ask ur self what have you done , idiot.
Trollasaur would have been meaningful if your post had the benefit of the facts, he’s been at it with various governments in Nigeria at the risk of imprisonments and assassination. What would you suggest he should be doing?
Brainless idiot
You don't have to show how ignorant you're to the entire world.
Almost all (including I) who have watched this conversation seemed to have landed up on the Al Jazeera channel accidentally while surfing channels and they stayed and watched the entire thing. And then we keep coming on TH-cam to watch it again.
Thanks for bringing these 2 giants into my lounge and be inspired by their Auras and Sublimilities.
Wole Soyinka a great man an intellectual genius.
Sonyika, my all time favourite author. Nigeria is home to prominent literature giants. Wish most of my brothers and sisters from Naija could speak English with a nice accent like this legend. Love+254, 🇰🇪
So your problem is the accents of Nigerians? And to speak like him? Do you know Nigeria has about 200 million plus people who have different accents? You don't know what your want.
Nigerians can we however we chose not to and Prefer pidgin. Cos we like being original and African.cheers
Lion and the Jewel the first book i read and studied written by Wole Soyinka ...it has a balanced view on western culture at the same time inviting youths to embrace our own African culture
Nigeria has stop teaching histroy in their schools. Is dangerious.
They stopped it in 1999.
Well in Turkey they are teaching us (almost forcing us) history but half of it is a lie and the other half is just propaganda
Ewarton Charlton Yea but we in Turkey we dont know anything about what happens after the 1930s; 0 idea. Because those times (especially 50s and early 60s) are super sketchy and the government dont want to tell us how bad we are/were. For example no one talks about how the military hanged one of our presidents, Adnan Menderes, hence the younger generations have no idea how our democracy was always farcical in the first place
Charlton never knew that, learning something new every day.
@Ewarton Charlton I've always wondered why that part of their history is being erased? Is it to forget colonisation and slavery? But the world wars are always remembered, so nobody forgets
woah i thought that was Morgan Freeman
Respect to Wole Soyinka
Truth be told, they are not saying the same thing. They are just speaking about the bad things that are happening in their country.