Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, ...
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Waris Dirie
Somali model and author
Waris Dirie 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 FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert... Wikipedia
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Feb 9, 2023 ˇ Model and activist Waris Dirie returned there in the 1990s to convince her mother to actively stop other relatives undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM).
I am a human rights activist, mother, supermodel, Bond girl & always a nomad. @desertflower_foundation. Requests to office@desertflowerfoundation.org.
Waris Dirie was born as a daughter of a nomadic family in 1965 in the region of Gallacaio, in the Somali desert on the border with Ethiopia.
Waris Dirie, Somalian fashion model, author, and women's rights activist known for her efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM).
Today, October 11, is International Day of the Girl, on which we want to reflect in particular on why girls are still disadvantaged. With your donation you can help! Thank you! 💛❤ www.desertflowerfoundatio… #EndFGM #StopFGM #Education #support #donatetoday #donate #help
Mother's Day is a special day for me. First, because I'm a proud mother myself. Second, because the strong feelings about my mother are always stirred up in ...
My mother affectionately called me Avdohol, her word for "small mouth." But she named me Waris, the word we used for the desert flower. In my country sometimes ...
Oct 14, 2013 ˇ Supermodel Waris Dirie was just five when she became a victim of female genital mutilation. As she collects an award for her campaign ...
An internationally recognized supermodel, Waris Dirie is a United Nations special ambassador who travels the world as an articulate and passionate advocate ...