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Waris Dirie
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Galkacyo, Somalia
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Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller — published 1998 — 49 editions |
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Desert Dawn
by Waris Dirie, Jeanne D'Haem — published 2001 — 22 editions |
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Desert Children
by Waris Dirie, Sheelagh Alabaster , Corinna Milborn — published 2005 — 8 editions |
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Brief An Meine Mutter
— published 2007 — 5 editions |
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Waris Dirie Omnibus
— published 2004 |
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Mijn woestijn / Dochter van de nomaden
by Waris Dirie, Jorien Hakvoort , Albert Witteveen — published 2006 |
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Schwarze Frau, Weisses Land
— published 2010 — 4 editions |
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Onze verborgen tranen
— published 2011 |
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Echte vrouwen denken anders
— published 2003 |
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Mijn thuis
— 2 editions |
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“I feel that God made my body perfect the way I was born. Then man robbed me, took away my power, and left me a cripple. My womanhood was stolen. If God had wanted those body parts missing, why did he create them?
I just pray that one day no woman will have to experience this pain. It will become a thing of the past. People will say "Did you hear, female genital mutilation has been outlawed in Somalia?" Then the next country, and the next, and so on, until the world is safe for all women. What a happy day that will be, and that's what I'm working toward. In'shallah, if God is willing, it will happen. ”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
I just pray that one day no woman will have to experience this pain. It will become a thing of the past. People will say "Did you hear, female genital mutilation has been outlawed in Somalia?" Then the next country, and the next, and so on, until the world is safe for all women. What a happy day that will be, and that's what I'm working toward. In'shallah, if God is willing, it will happen. ”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
“My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
“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”
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
― Waris Dirie, Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
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