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Witness History - Waris Dirie: Destined to be famous - BBC Sounds

BBC
Released On: 28 Aug 2024 Available for over a year In 1987, Waris Dirie had her first photo-shoot and became a supermodel sensation.
1 month ago

Waris Dirie: 'Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls'

The Guardian
Emine Saner: Supermodel Waris Dirie was just five when she became a victim of female genital mutilation. As she collects an award for her...
132 months ago

Waris Dirie | Biography, Modeling, Activism, Books, & Facts

Britannica
Waris Dirie, Somalian fashion model, author, and women's rights activist known for her efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM).
108 months ago

Waris Dirie: My mother said ‘forgive me’ for my FGM

BBC
Somali-born model Waris Dirie on convincing her mother to stop relatives undergoing the practice.
20 months ago

A Place of Hope

L'Officiel AUSTRIA
At the center of the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a woman: Waris Dirie. In an interview with L'Officiel Austria.
7 months ago

Missing ex-model Waris Dirie found in Brussels

NBC News
Waris Dirie, the Somali-born supermodel and former James Bond girl who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation,...
199 months ago

Books by African authors that I have read, and I think everyone should

University of Alberta
Graduate student Michelle has some suggestions for those looking for African literature.
7 months ago

Model turned activist Waris Dirie says world is ignoring the crime of FGM

Reuters
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still occurring because the world is turning a blind eye to a crime against children, Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad turned...
67 months ago

‘Desert Flower’ Tells Story of Waris Dirie - Review

The New York Times
Desert Flower” is about Waris Dirie, the model from Somalia who became a United Nations spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
162 months ago

Movie Review - 'Desert Flower' - In A World Far From Home, A Spectacular Bloom

NPR
Waris Dirie (played in the biographical drama Desert Flower by Liya Kebede) was discovered by a fashion photographer in London after fleeing her native Somalia.
162 months ago