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Waris Dirie

Born

Galkacyo, Somalia

Website

http://warisdirie.wordpress.com/

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Women & Gender Studies

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Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye, Arabic: واريس ديري‎) (born in 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist.

In 1997, Waris abandoned her modeling career to focus on her work against female circumcision. That same year, she was appointed UN Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).

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OUR TRIP TO SIERRA LEONE: WE SAVED 1000 GIRLS FROM FGM

We visited our 1000 Little Desert Flowers in Sierra Leone last month. We returned with wonderful stories and

tales of success and happiness, which we wish to share with you!

Our sponsorships in Sierra Leone are spread out over six cities and villages. We visited each community and were always

received warmly! Not only the Desert Flowers welcomed us but also parents, siblings and other locals.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 47,690 ratings · 2,691 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 41,108 ratings — published 1998 — 141 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Dawn 3.86 avg rating — 4,470 ratings — published 2001 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Children by Waris Dirie, Sheelagh Alabaster (Translator), Corrina Milborn (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 1,153 ratings — published 2005 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Safa: Rescuing a Little Girl from FGM by Waris Dirie, Ruth Martin (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brief an meine Mutter 3.76 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mijn woestijn / Dochter van de nomaden by Waris Dirie, Jorien Hakvoort (Translator), Albert Witteveen (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 161 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waris Dirie Omnibus 4.23 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echte vrouwen denken anders by Waris Dirie, Erdmute Klein (editor) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ökenblomman återvänder 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juoda motetis, balta šalis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I feel that God made my body perfect the way I was born. Then man robbed me, took away my power, and left me a cripple. My womanhood was stolen. If God had wanted those body parts missing, why did he create them?
I just pray that one day no woman will have to experience this pain. It will become a thing of the past. People will say "Did you hear, female genital mutilation has been outlawed in Somalia?" Then the next country, and the next, and so on, until the world is safe for all women. What a happy day that will be, and that's what I'm working toward. In'shallah, if God is willing, it will happen. ”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower

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“My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower

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“Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower

tags: loyality

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