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Desert Dawn
Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia, she told her story in the worldwide bestseller Desert Flower: enduring female circumcision at the age of 5; running away through the desert at12 to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by photographer Terence Donovan as she...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
June 1st 2004
by Virago UK
(first published 2001)
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This book was sent by the lovely bookfrogster, to be read before starting off on another journey of a joint bookring along with the first book Desert Flower.
I was really looking forward to finding out more about the next instalment of Waris Dirie's life, and wasn't disappointed. Whilst Desert Flower looked back on her experience as a child and young adult, growing up in a Nomad family in the Somali desert, in this book Dirie returns to Somalia as an adult to see her family and country once more....more
I was really looking forward to finding out more about the next instalment of Waris Dirie's life, and wasn't disappointed. Whilst Desert Flower looked back on her experience as a child and young adult, growing up in a Nomad family in the Somali desert, in this book Dirie returns to Somalia as an adult to see her family and country once more....more
از متن کتاب :
مادرم نام یکی از شاهکارهای طبیعت را روی من گذاشت. واریس به معنی گل صحراست. گل صحرا در محیط های بی آب و علف می روید، جایی که کم تر موجود زنده ای می تواند در آن زنده بماند. گاهی اتفاق می افتد که یک سال هم در کشورم باران نمی بارد. اما وقتی بالاخره باران می بارد و زمین پر گرد و خاک می شوید، معجزه رخ می دهد و گل ها ظاهر می شوند. گل صحرا رنگ نارنجی مایل به زرد درخشانی دارد و به همین دلیل زرد رنگ محبوب من است
چه قدر خوندن کتاب گُل صحرا که زندگینامه دختری آفریقایی است جذاب بود. داستان مبارز...more
مادرم نام یکی از شاهکارهای طبیعت را روی من گذاشت. واریس به معنی گل صحراست. گل صحرا در محیط های بی آب و علف می روید، جایی که کم تر موجود زنده ای می تواند در آن زنده بماند. گاهی اتفاق می افتد که یک سال هم در کشورم باران نمی بارد. اما وقتی بالاخره باران می بارد و زمین پر گرد و خاک می شوید، معجزه رخ می دهد و گل ها ظاهر می شوند. گل صحرا رنگ نارنجی مایل به زرد درخشانی دارد و به همین دلیل زرد رنگ محبوب من است
چه قدر خوندن کتاب گُل صحرا که زندگینامه دختری آفریقایی است جذاب بود. داستان مبارز...more
The story itself was good, easy to read, and honest. In terms of the Author, considering she wrote this book about herself you would think that you finish thinking that this woman was beautiful and lovely and just a really good person ultimately. But to be honest I felt that she DIDN'T paint herself in a good light and this made the book all the more charming for me, and real.
Waris talks about some VERY difficult subjects with honesty but succinctly so that you don't feel bad for reading and ta...more
Waris talks about some VERY difficult subjects with honesty but succinctly so that you don't feel bad for reading and ta...more
I never came across this book in mainstream bookshops here in Mauritius, so I consider myself lucky that I got it in a charity shop, for less than one pound. On the other hand though, it is very sad that this book, extraordinary in so many ways, was found in a small charity shop in a sorry state, whilst books like 50 shades of grey are being lauded everywhere.
This is the second autobiographical book by Waris Dirie and this one recounts Waris’ journey back to Somalia to meet her mother. I have no...more
This is the second autobiographical book by Waris Dirie and this one recounts Waris’ journey back to Somalia to meet her mother. I have no...more
This is a tiny non-fiction book, written simply, but with heart. Author: Waris Dirie is an international fashion model, a native of Somalia and was subjected to FGM as a 10 year old child. Her story is of a longing to return to her native country to see her family after many years of living in Europe and New York. She accomplishes her goal, even in the face of violence and an endemic misogyny that suffuses everything she tries to accomplish there. My eyes were opened to entirely new form of man...more
I've read "Desert Flower" about how Waris Dirie escaped an arranged marriage, left Somalia and ended up becoming a model and a spokesperson against female genital mutilation. It was fascinating. I skipped the next book "Desert Children" because it wasn't in our library. So this is the third book "Desert Dawn."
It is about how she returns to her home of war-torn Somalia, despite the fact that her British passport forbids British citizens to go to Somalia and how everyone tells her it is too dange...more
It is about how she returns to her home of war-torn Somalia, despite the fact that her British passport forbids British citizens to go to Somalia and how everyone tells her it is too dange...more
Waris has her new life in the USA but her mind returns to the family she left behind in war torn Somalia and she decides she must go home with her brother. On the journey she finds her new Western ideals clashing with the teachings she was brought up with in Somalia, and she struggles to be taken seriously because she is a woman.
This was fascinating to read although I have not read her first book where she escapes an arranged marriage in Somalia. Here we see all the differences between two cult...more
This was fascinating to read although I have not read her first book where she escapes an arranged marriage in Somalia. Here we see all the differences between two cult...more
I liked this second book better than the first, by a little. I loved hearing the journey of Waris, who had come so far in the first book, all the way from Somalia to be a model in New York. Pretty amazing story in itself. But this second book is the journey of her return to Somalia after creating a new life for herself in New York. Oh, how the cultures are so very different. It is great to read about the differences and I loved it from Waris' perspective. How she loves her family so much and res...more
Liked that book and it's still a though way for Waris Dirie, but she is still a strong and admirable woman. I respect here and she is great.
Handlung:
Diese Geschichte setzt fast 20 Jahre nach der Flucht von Waris Dirie aus Somalia an. Erzählt wird wie sie, nach einer privaten Krise, den Entschluss fasst zurück in ihre Heimat zu gehen um ihre Familie zu finden. Dort muss sie sich mit ihrer Vergangenheit und mit der Widerbegegnung ihrer Familie auseinander setzten und die Herausforderung meister...more
Handlung:
Diese Geschichte setzt fast 20 Jahre nach der Flucht von Waris Dirie aus Somalia an. Erzählt wird wie sie, nach einer privaten Krise, den Entschluss fasst zurück in ihre Heimat zu gehen um ihre Familie zu finden. Dort muss sie sich mit ihrer Vergangenheit und mit der Widerbegegnung ihrer Familie auseinander setzten und die Herausforderung meister...more
The next installment of Dirie's memoirs--before her next book, which is dry to the point of unreadable and focuses only on FGM--follows her as she returns to Somalia after a decade away. Dirie's joy at being home and seeing her family are interrupted by occasional frustration at the limits on women imposed by Somali culture, and she expresses both feelings clearly and with lyricism (or her ghost writer does). This is a quick and rather engrossing read, as Dirie's story is quite an exceptional on...more
This book was really good. Great book if you want to get cultured or are feeling sorry for yourself because you think you are poor or have it bad in this country.
I was telling my husband Alen about how the author critized the U.S. when she was living there and then when she went back to Somali how she critizing that country too. It was kind of like she was never satisfied in either place. Alen told me he has relatives who live in France who are the same way. Always complaining about France but...more
I was telling my husband Alen about how the author critized the U.S. when she was living there and then when she went back to Somali how she critizing that country too. It was kind of like she was never satisfied in either place. Alen told me he has relatives who live in France who are the same way. Always complaining about France but...more
I read this right after reading Desert Flower! I'm thinking about getting her third book Desert Children.
Waris goes back to Somalia after being gone for 20 years, and reunites with her family! This book made me tear up a few times. I also got angry at the way women are treated in Somalia. On the journey back to the airport that will take them home, Waris and her brother stop at a resturaunt. The people running the resturaunt expect Waris to eat in the back by the restroom (which is more like an...more
Waris goes back to Somalia after being gone for 20 years, and reunites with her family! This book made me tear up a few times. I also got angry at the way women are treated in Somalia. On the journey back to the airport that will take them home, Waris and her brother stop at a resturaunt. The people running the resturaunt expect Waris to eat in the back by the restroom (which is more like an...more
The second memoir of Waris Dirie, a Somalian woman from a nomadic family who ran away from home at the age of 13 to avoid a forced marriage to an old man. In her first book (which I have not read), she tells the story of her childhood in Somalia, her infibulation, her escape across the desert to Europe, and her eventual "discovery" there by a modeling agent. In the intervening years Dirie has made a career as a model and become the outspoken UN Ambassador for Women's Rights, focusing on female g...more
Hoewel veel mensen vol lof over dit boek spreken, ben ik er niet over te spreken. Het verhaal zelf is ongetwijfeld indrukwekkend, daar zal ik het niet over hebben, maar de schrijfwijze vond ik buitengewoon irritant. Ik had het gevoel naar een storende grammafoon te luisteren waar telkens hetzelfde herhaald wordt.
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Autobiography of Dirie, Somalian model for Revlon. Story of her return to visit her mother and family clan. Great insight into Somalian life and Muslim ways.
Simply written and although author's writing is a bit disjointed, a nonetheless fetching story and the issue of female circumcision.
Autobiography of Dirie, Somalian model for Revlon. Story of her return to visit her mother and family clan. Great insight into Somalian life and Muslim ways.
Simply written and although author's writing is a bit disjointed, a nonetheless fetching story and the issue of female circumcision.
Навистина каква неверојатна животна приказна проживеала Варис секоја и чест за храброста! Сепак корените ја влечат кон Сомалија, иако има милион пати поубави услови за живот во Њујорк!
Waris Dirie hat ihre Familie seit 20 Jahren nicht gesehen und sie sehnt sich so sehr nach Somalia. Mit ihrem Bruder Mohammed tritt sie reise an. Wird sie ihre Eltern finden oder Leben sie garnicht mehr?
Der 2. Teil ist sehr gut geschrieben aber ich finde Wüstenblume besser.
Der 2. Teil ist sehr gut geschrieben aber ich finde Wüstenblume besser.
I think I would've liked it better if I hadn't been pressed to finish it... but this book made me really appreciate what I have and to value and learn a lot more about Africa! Now I can add to my "to-do" list: go to Africa!
Puts life into perspective & proves that no matter who you are or where you come from you have the power to shape your future.
Very brave, compassionate & special lady.
Very brave, compassionate & special lady.
I am a huge Waris Dirie fan. She is a beautiful supermodel who has been through so much. Her biography is well-written and an inspiration to all.
One amazing book, gives a beautiful insight in to Somalian culture. Bit simple written but in some ways thats its charm
Another great follow on to a wonderful 1st book. Just incredible to see what this woman has done with her life...
Not as good as the first one but the story is still to make us think and value what we have.
I'm reading the Italian version of this, so it's going quite slowly, but I really like it so far.
اقل من سابقتها ، كررت بعض ماورد في زهرة الصحراء.. .. ميز هذا الجزء احداث زيارتها للصومال :)
not great literature, but it was interesting.
I like Desert Flower more. I don't really know why but I think it's because I've already new the story of Waris and this book was kind of the same.
Wow - what that WLAN has gone through!
very moving sag ich da mal
This is an incredibly beautiful and inspiring story! I had read Dirie’s first book, Desert Flower, years ago and was completely fascinated by her life story. I enjoyed this book equally as much. Reading of her journey back to Somalia and her reunion with her family was incredibly touching. Looking forward to starting Desert Children and learning more about Dirie’s work to end FGM as a UN ambassador. Inspiring! Inspiring! Inspiring!
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Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye, Arabic: واريس ديري) (born in 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist.
In 1997, Waris abandoned her modeling career to focus on her work against female circumcision. That same year, she was appointed UN Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).
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In 1997, Waris abandoned her modeling career to focus on her work against female circumcision. That same year, she was appointed UN Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).
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