![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circumcision running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged marriage being discovered by Terence Donovan as she. In 1997, as part of its campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation, the United Nations appointed her Special Ambassador for Women' s Rights in Africa. Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. As an international model, Waris Dirie was the face of Revlon. 'Desert Dawn' is Waris Dirie' s profoundly moving account of her return to her homeland. ![]() Although she fled Somalia, she never forgot the country or the family that shaped her. 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 at 12 to escape an arranged marriage being discovered by photographer Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London and becoming a top fashion model. Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. ![]()
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