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| 1997 Waris Dirie’s biography ‘Desert Flower’ |
Waris Dirie was born in 1965 into a nomad family living in the region of Gallcaio, in the Somali desert near the border to Ethiopia. At the tender age of five, she underwent the inhuman procedure of genital mutilation. This horrible tradition is still practiced worldwide today, both by Moslems and Christians. According to estimations of the United Nations, more than 8 000 girls become victims of this cruel crime every day.
At the age of 13 Waris fled from a forced marriage to a man, who could have been her grandfather in age. After an adventurous escape she arrived in London and worked there as a housemaid and at McDonald’s.
SUPERMODEL AND BONDGIRL
She was discovered by the British top photographer Terence Donovan as a model at the age of 18 and became an international celebrity.
She was given a part as a James Bond girl in the movie ‘The Living Daylight’, side by side with Timothy Dalton.
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| founder of the Desert Flower Foundation |
DESERT FLOWER FOUNDATION
In 2002 she founded her own foundation, named Waris Dirie Foundation, based in Vienna/Austria, to support her work as a campaigner against Female Genitile Mutilation. In 2010, the Foundation was re-named “Desert Flower Foundation” to reflect the broader approach to addressing female genital mutilation though economic projects in Africa.
http://www.desertflowerfoundation.org/en/
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, appointed her as UN Special Ambassador for the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation. She travelled the world for the UN, participated in conferences, met with presidents, Nobel Prize winners and movie stars and collects enormous funds for the UN.
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| 'desert dawn' is the continuing story of waris dirie |
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| 'desert children' is her latest book |
AWARDS AND HONOURS
In 2007 the French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed her as a ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’, the ‘World Demographic Association’ nominated her as the first woman for the ‘Prix de la GÈnÈration’ and the ‘Martin Buber Foundation’ nominated her as the first woman for the ‘Martin Buber Gold Medal’.
These are the FACTs about Waris Dirie,
with images of a stunning woman with an amazing strength & presence
but her true story is in her books.
I have read & re-read her story, its an amazing journey, extremely inspirational
& an insight into a whole different world.
Waris Dirie is a beautiful woman!
shonalily.x
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