Waris Dirie Quotes


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


Citations

Dirie, Waris, and Cathleen Miller. Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad. William Morrow, 1998, p. 224.

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Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
  • Born:
  • Nationality: Somali
  • Profession: Model, Social Activist, Author, Actress, UN Special Ambassador (1997–2003)

Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye) (born 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against female genital mutilation. In 2002 she founded her own organisation in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation.