Waris Dirie
Somali model, author, actress, activist
- Fame60.5
- Momentum3.7
- Models rank#208
Source-basedStable
- Fame60.5
- Momentum3.7
- Models rank#208
- Wikipedia49.1K
Born 1965 · age 61
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Updated 2026-06-24
Waris Dirie 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. She has won numerous awards recognizing her work on eradicating FGM, including the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007).
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Stable60.5
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Momentum3.7
Historical25.8
Source confidence80.0
Completeness80.0
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- MusicBrainzLow confidencedatabase · musicbrainz.org
- واريس ديريLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- واريس ديرىLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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