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Waris Dirie

Somali model, author, actress, activist · Somalia · Models · Born 1965 · age 61

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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.

A life in dates

2013“What really made me take a stand was that nobody was doing anything.”In their words14 October 2013Waris Dirie: 'Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls (14 October 2013) by Emine Saner retrieved 25 July 2022

1999German Africa PrizeAward1997Named UNESCO Goodwill AmbassadorOffice1 January 1997 to 1 January 20031965Born21 October 1965

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  1. What really made me take a stand was that nobody was doing anything.

    Oct 14, 2013, Waris Dirie: 'Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls (14 October 2013) by Emine Saner retrieved 25 July 2022, Own words

  2. 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.

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  3. I knew most married women in my community put up with everything and anything. Any abuse, hopelessness, and I thought, was I here to be used and be abused?

    , Own words

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Awards

German Africa Prize1999
Legion of Honour

About this person

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).

Country
Somalia
Category
Models
Type
Model
Status
living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61

In common with Waris

Liya KebedeAlso in Desert Flower (2009)Craig ParkinsonAlso in Desert Flower (2009)Yasemin ŞamdereliAlso in Samia (2024)Prashant PrabhakarAlso in Desert Flower (2009)Tim SeyfiAlso in Desert Flower (2009)Nesrin ŞamdereliAlso in Samia (2024)

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