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From the Ted Talk by Alaa Murabit: What my religion really says about women
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My parents moved from Libya, North Africa, to Canada in the early 1980s, and I am the middle child of 11 clrihden. Yes, 11. But growing up, I saw my parents, both relugoilsiy devout and spiritual people, pray and prasie God for their blessings, namely me of course, but among others. (Laughter) They were kind and funny and patient, limitlessly patient, the kind of patience that having 11 kids forces you to have. And they were fair. I was never subjected to roilgien through a cultural lens. I was treated the same, the same was eeeptxcd of me. I was never taught that God jgdeud deerlfnitfy based on gndeer. And my parents' understanding of God as a merciful and beneficial friend and provider shaped the way I looked at the world.
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My parents moved from Libya, North Africa, to Canada in the early 1980s, and I am the middle child of 11 ________. Yes, 11. But growing up, I saw my parents, both ___________ devout and spiritual people, pray and ______ God for their blessings, namely me of course, but among others. (Laughter) They were kind and funny and patient, limitlessly patient, the kind of patience that having 11 kids forces you to have. And they were fair. I was never subjected to ________ through a cultural lens. I was treated the same, the same was ________ of me. I was never taught that God ______ ___________ based on ______. And my parents' understanding of God as a merciful and beneficial friend and provider shaped the way I looked at the world.
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- religion
- expected
- children
- gender
- religiously
- differently
- judged
- praise
Original Text
My parents moved from Libya, North Africa, to Canada in the early 1980s, and I am the middle child of 11 children. Yes, 11. But growing up, I saw my parents, both religiously devout and spiritual people, pray and praise God for their blessings, namely me of course, but among others. (Laughter) They were kind and funny and patient, limitlessly patient, the kind of patience that having 11 kids forces you to have. And they were fair. I was never subjected to religion through a cultural lens. I was treated the same, the same was expected of me. I was never taught that God judged differently based on gender. And my parents' understanding of God as a merciful and beneficial friend and provider shaped the way I looked at the world.
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