Trailer for the movie Desert Flower based off the life and book by Waris Dirie. Waris Drie fled Somalia when she was 13 - to avoid an arranged marriage with a man old enough to be her grandfather. At the age of 18, she was discovered in London and became one of the worlds first Supermodels. She later gave a testimony of her own experience with female genital mutilation (that occurred at age 5) the story which ran in Marie Claire magazine sparked worldwide outrage. Dirie then began her crusade to stop female genital mutilation - with international pressure and work through her organization they’ve managed to outlaw the practice in 14 African countries. Not only is Dirie’s story of “nomad to model” inspirational for all of us but as a spokesperson for female genital mutilation she gives the over 150 million women effected, a voice.
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