Home Page » All Authors » Waris Dirie

Waris Dirie - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.

Waris Dirie - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
Waris Dirie is a renowned Somali model, author, and activist recognized for her work against female genital mutilation (FGM). Born in 1965, she faced immense challenges from an early age, including being subjected to FGM herself. Waris fled her home country to escape an arranged marriage and eventually moved to London, where her modeling career took off after being discovered by a prominent photographer. She became a successful figure in the fashion world, appearing on magazine covers and in campaigns. Despite her accomplishments in modeling, Dirie's focus shifted towards activism. She has used her platform to raise awareness about the harms of FGM and has been a vocal advocate for women's rights, particularly in African countries where the practice is prevalent. Waris founded the Desert Flower Foundation, which aims to eradicate FGM and empower girls and women through education. In addition to her activism, Dirie is also an accomplished author. She has written several books, including her autobiography, "Desert Flower," which chronicles her life journey and highlights the issues surrounding FGM. Her compelling storytelling has inspired many and ignited discussions on critical social issues, making her a prominent figure in the fight for women's rights.

Waris Dirie is a prominent Somali model, author, and activist known for her advocacy against female genital mutilation (FGM). Born in 1965 in Somalia, she experienced significant hardships, including being subjected to FGM. After fleeing an arranged marriage, she moved to London, where she was discovered as a model and gained fame in the fashion industry.

Transitioning from modeling to activism, Dirie has dedicated her efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of FGM and promote women's rights, particularly in Africa. She established the Desert Flower Foundation to help eradicate FGM and empower women and girls through education and support.

As an author, Waris Dirie has written impactful works, including her autobiography "Desert Flower," which tells her personal story and addresses the critical issue of FGM. Her writing has sparked important conversations around women's rights and has inspired many to join the cause against FGM and for women's empowerment.

Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
More »

Popular quotes

Taffy. He thinks about taffy. He thinks it would take his teeth out now, but he would eat it anyhow, if it meant eating it with her.
by Mitch Albom
All our human endeavours are like that, she reflected, and it is only because we are too ignorant to realize it, or are too forgetful to remember it, that we have the confidence to build something that is meant to last.
by Alexander McCall Smith
In fact, none of us knows how he ever managed to get his LLB in the first place. Maybe they're putting law degrees in cornflakes boxes these days.
by Alexander McCall Smith
The value of money is subjective, depending on age. At the age of one, one multiplies the actual sum by 145,000, making one pound seem like 145,000 pounds to a one-year-old. At seven – Bertie's age – the multiplier is 24, so that five pounds seems like 120 pounds. At the age of twenty four, five pounds is five pounds; at forty five it is divided by 5, so that it seems like one pound and one pound seems like twenty pence. {All figures courtesy of Scottish Government Advice Leaflet: Handling your Money.}
by Alexander McCall Smith
Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to an atom, there is always something they can't explain, something that created it all at the end of the search. And no matter how far they try to go the other way – to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this, clone that, live to one hundred and fifty – at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When the life comes to an end? I shrugged. You see? He leaned back. He smiled. When you come to the end, that's where God begins.
by Mitch Albom
Small towns are like metronomes; with the slightest flick, the beat changes.
by Mitch Albom
You say you should have died instead of me. But during my time on earth, people died instead of me, too. It happens every day. When lightning strikes a minute after you are gone, or an airplane crashes that you might have been on. When your colleague falls ill and you do not. We think such things are random. But there is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole.
by Mitch Albom
we get so many lives between birth and death. A life to be a child. A life to come of age. A life to wander, to settle, to fall in love, to parent, to test our promise, to realize our mortality-and, in some lucky cases, to do something after that realization.
by Mitch Albom
Where there's bluster, thinks Luisa, there's duplicity
by David Mitchell
I have the tendency to be nervous at the sight of trouble looming. As the danger draws near, I become less nervous. When the peril is at hand, I swell with fierceness. As I grapple with my assailant, I am without fear and fight to the finish with little thought of injury.
by Jean Sasson
All Categories »

Categories

love
inspirational
history
soul