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   Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist who fights against female genital mutilation (FGM). She was the first black woman to appear in an Oil of Olay advertisement and has written an autobiography and a film based on her life.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › avWaris Dirie: My mother said ‘forgive me’ for my FGM - BBC News

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   Feb 9, 2023 · Decades after she escaped her home country of Somalia, model and activist Waris Dirie returned there in the 1990s to convince her mother to actively stop other relatives undergoing female genital...

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4. www.desertflowerfoundation.org › en › waris-dirieWaris Dirie - Desert Flower Foundation

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   Waris Dirie is a former supermodel, a UN Ambassador and a human rights activist against female genital mutilation. She founded the Desert Flower Foundation and wrote three bestselling books about her life and her fight for women's rights.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Waris-DirieWaris Dirie | Biography, Modeling, Activism, Books, & Facts ...

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   Learn about Waris Dirie, a Somalian model who became a UN ambassador for women's rights and a best-selling author. She exposed the horrors of female genital mutilation and founded several organizations to fight it.

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7. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › w3ct5ypzWaris Dirie: Destined to be famous - BBC

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   Aug 28, 2024 · In 1987, an unknown eight-teen year old Somalian model called Waris Dirie, walked into the studio of renowned British photographer Terrance Donovan.

8. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › p0f1rjkgBBC News - HARDtalk, Waris Dirie - Model and Activist, My ...

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   Feb 8, 2023 · Decades after she escaped her home country of Somalia, model and activist Waris Dirie returned there in the 1990s to convince her mother to actively stop other relatives undergoing female genital...

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   Who is Waris Dirie?

   • Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye; born 21 October 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 FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the Desert Flower Foundation.

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   What is Waris Dirie Foundation?

   • In 2002 she founded her own foundation, called “Waris Dirie Foundation” to support her work as a campaigner against FGM. 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.

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   Who plays Waris Dirie in 'Lord of war'?

   • Waris Dirie served as associate producer for the film, which was directed by Sherry Hormann. Waris Dirie is played by an Ethiopian supermodel and the face of Estee Lauder, Liya Kebede, who had already played roles in two big productions: “The Good Shepherd” directed by Robert De Niro and “Lord of War” by Nicolas Cage.

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   Did Waris Dirie make a musical?

   • On 7 March 2019, in the presence of Waris Dirie, it was announced at a press conference at a theatre St. Gallen, Switzerland that her extraordinary life story would become a musical. [ 51 ] Written and directed by the German theater and film director Gil Mehmert (converted Sönke Wortmann's film "Das Wunder von Bern" into a musical, 2014).

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   How does Waris Dirie describe life in Somalia?

   • In the fascinating resumption of her autobiography “Desert Flower”, Waris Dirie conveys a compelling and touching picture of life in Somalia: on the one hand, a great variety of traditions but on the other hand, the archaic distribution of roles, which particularly puts the country´s women in chains.

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   Why did Waris Dirie leave modeling?

   • At the turn of the century, Dirie retired from modeling to focus on activism. She founded the Desert Dawn Foundation (2001) to raise funds for Somalian clinics and schools as well as the Waris Dirie Foundation (2002) to advocate for the abolition of FGM. In 2010 the Waris Dirie Foundation was renamed the Desert Flower Foundation.

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10. www.globalcitizen.org › en › contentIn Her Own Words: Model, Author and Activist Waris Dirie

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    Waris Dirie is a Somali-born supermodel who escaped FGM and an arranged marriage as a child. She now fights to end FGM worldwide through education, advocacy, and her Desert Flower Foundation.