Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, and human rights activist known for her work against female genital mutilation. She abandoned her modeling career to dedicate herself fully to combating this practice. Her commitment and voice in this cause have made her a significant figure in the international effort to eliminate FGM.
* Inspirational, dramatic and extraordinary - the autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American model and is now at the young age of 30, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision
Dramatic, humorous, and uplifting, this international bestseller offers a self-portrait of a courageous woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty. "From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, (Dirie) battles oppression and emerges a real champion."--Elton John. of photos.
Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia, she told her story in the worldwide bestseller Desert enduring female circumcision at the age of 5; running away through the desert at 12 to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by photographer Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model. Although she fled Somalia, she never forgot the country or the family that shaped her. Desert Dawn is Waris Dirie’s profoundly moving account of her return to her homeland. As an international model, Waris Dirie was the face of Revlon. In 1997, as part of its campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation, the United Nations appointed her Special Ambassador for Women’s Rights in Africa. She now lives in New York with her son.
Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Terence Donovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote about becoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genital mutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDREN tells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn have investigated the practice of FGM in Europe - they estimate that up to 500,000 women and girls have undergone or are at risk of FGM. At the moment, France is the only European country in which offenders are convicted and no European country officially recognises the threat of genital mutilation as a reason for asylum. Here are the voices of women who have felt encouraged and emboldened by Waris Dirie's courage. They speak out for the first time and move us to action.
Die Rettung der kleinen Wüstenblume
Die kleine Safa Idriss Noura aus Somalia spielt in der Verfilmung des Weltbestsellers „Wüstenblume“ die dreijährige Waris Dirie. Als Waris das Mädchen zum ersten Mal erblickt, fühlt sie sich schmerzlich an ihre eigene Kindheit erinnert. Die dramatische Szene, in der das Mädchen gewaltsam beschnitten wird, bringt die Menschen in den Kinos zum Weinen. Umso größer ist Waris‘ Bestürzung, als sie erfährt, dass der Eingriff unmittelbar bevorsteht. Und sie beschließt: Dieses Mädchen muss um jeden Preis vor der Genitalverstümmelung geschützt werden.
In een lange, emotionele brief aan haar Somalische moeder probeeert de auteur diepgaande culturele conflicten en misverstanden op te lossen en ook voor zichzelf duidelijkheid te scheppen over haar leven en waarden.
Po dwóch bestsellerowych ksiazkach Kwiat pustyni i Córka nomadów, Waris Dirie napisala kolejna , bardzo osobista i niezwykle poruszajaca . Jako pierwsza kobieta zaczela mówic o okrutnym rytuale obrzezania dziewczat. Tej torturze, bardzo czesto zagrazajacej zyciu, poddawane sa nadal dziewczeta nie tylko w Afryce i na Wschodzie, ale równiez w Europie. I wlasnie o wydarzeniach, z jakimi zetknela sie w Europie, o spotkaniach z ofiarami i katami opowiada w swojej ksiazce.
De waargebeurde ervaringen van een nomadendochter, topmodel en speciaal VN-ambassadeur
Autobiografie van het vermaarde fotomodel, dat zich als speciaal ambassadeur van de Verenigde Naties inzet voor de bestrijding van genitale verminking van vrouwen.
Neverovatna zivotna prica pustinjskog nomada. VARIS DIRIJE je pobegla od tegobnog zivota u africkoj pustinji kao mladja tinejdzerka, siromasna i nepismena, s jednom jedinom otrcanom maramom. Danas zivi u Njujorku, vrhunska je svetska manekenka i specijalni ambasador Ujedinjenih nacija; putuje svetom kao recit i strastven borac za ljudska prava. U ovoj znacajnoj i sadrzajnoj knjizi iz prve ruke nam prica o svojoj dramaticnoj i nadahnutoj odiseji. „Izvanredna hrabrost... najlepse nadahnuce za svakoga.“ Elton Dzon „Prica koja tece s kontinenta na kontinent, obuhvata svetove ljudskog iskustva i ljudskog bola... Varis Dirije je nekad bila zrtva, ali to nikada vise nece biti. Ona se jos bori, jos uvek se pomocu svoje lepote i hrabrosti, onako kako zna i ume, bori za pravdu.“ Sunday Express
