Des mots anglais biography biographie et picture film. Waris diiriye born 1965 is a somali model, author, actress and human. Prix des generations 2007 by the world demographic association. In 2002 she founded her own organization in vienna austria, the desert flower foundation.
Dans fleur du desert elle brise le silence et raconte son histoire. Desert flower waris dirie haftad 9781860497582 bokus. The book has been translated into many other languages and has been published in many countries. Waris dirie model and author of desert flower, the book that highlighted the atrocities of. Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in east africa.
The book was subsequently made into a film and little safa nour, from one. Waris dirie was born as a daughter of a nomadic family in 1965 in the region of. Waris diiriye born 1965 is a somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation. Waris dirie raconte son histoire dechirante et pleine d espoir. In 2009, desert flower, a featurelength film based on waris book desert. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books.
She told her story enduring female circumcision at five years old. As she gives birth to her son, leon, she resolves to give to her child, what she has. The publication of the book and the results of the research had consequences. You dont have to have any sort of serious background study of fgm for you to be moved, angered and inspired by this book. Dirie was born as one of twelve children into a nomadic family in 1965 in the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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