Waris Dirie - Wikipedia
Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller. Harper Collins, Jun 6, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 250 pages. An "outstandingly dramatic and moving" memoir of fleeing a brutal girlhood in Somalia—and...
Waris Dirie | Biography, Modeling, Activism, Books, & Facts
Waris Dirie, a model and activist, returned to Somalia in the 1990s to persuade her mother to speak out against female genital mutilation (FGM). She told her mother that she would report her to the police if she did not change her mind.
Waris Dirie - Desert Flower Foundation
Waris Dirie. Biography. "I am a human rights activist, an author, a model, a proud mother and always a nomad.". Waris Dirie was born in 1965 in the Somali desert. As one of 12 children of a nomadic family from the Clan of Darod. At the age of 5 she suffered the cruel ritual of female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Decades after she escaped her home country of Somalia, model and activist Waris Dirie returned there in the 1990s to convince her mother to actively stop other relatives undergoing female genital...
Waris Dirie - Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers
Waris Dirie. Average rating 4.16 · 39,604 ratings · 2,137 reviews · shelved 77,625 times. Showing 12 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Waris Dirie has 12 books on Goodreads with 77625 ratings. Waris Dirie's most popular book is Desert Flower.
In Her Own Words: Model, Author and Activist Waris Dirie - Global Citizen
Waris Dirie is a human rights activist who fought for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM) and raised it as a human rights issue. She founded the Desert Flower Foundation, provided reconstructive surgery and care for FGM victims, and educated and supported them through various programs. She also received the Oscar Romero Award and the Legion of Honor award for her efforts.
Waris Dirie: My mother said 'forgive me' for my FGM - BBC
Waris Dirie, the Somali-born supermodel and former James Bond girl who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation, has been found by police in central Brussels three days...
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Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye) (born 21 October 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation . From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against female genital mutilation.
In A World Far From Home, A 'Desert Flower' Blooms - NPR
A former super model, now an author and activist, Waris Darie was born in Gallacaio desert, Somalia, in 1965. She rose from a subservient state, at age thirteen, when she escaped a forced marriage to a 60-year-old man. After fleeing, she lived in Mogadishu for a while before moving to London, further away from home.
Waris Dirie - Desert Flower Foundation
Waris Dirie was born in Somalia and faced female genital mutilation (FGM) at age five. She became an international supermodel, an actress, and a bestselling author. She now uses her platform to speak about her personal experience and fight FGM around the world, founding the Desert Flower Foundation in 2002. Learn more about her life, her mission, and her enduring motivation.