Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad

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Well, it's not the goal of religion- from what I see the purpose of religion is to organize people who believe in the same things so they could feel cozy and secure surrounded by people who are just afraid to question things as they are. Eventually, in an amazing rags-to-riches trajectory, Dirie embarks on a successful modeling career and then uses her success to speak out against female genital mutilation (FGM). In March 2008 producer and Oscar-winner Peter Hermann (“Nowhere in Africa”) commenced with the shooting of “Desert Flower” (the budget: USD 16 Mio).

Ben fatto, equilibrato, forte nella denuncia, delicato nel far prevalere i sentimenti su tutto e nonostante tutto.Ultimately, she becomes a spokesperson through the United Nations, fighting against the mutilation of girls around the world. Indeed, it is Dirie's remarkable lack of narcissism or entitlement that makes her so captivating a raconteur. She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot – until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision. She was circumcised at five, fled an arranged marriage at 12, then became a Pirelli girl in her teens.

In the fascinating resumption of her autobiography “Desert Flower”, Waris Dirie conveys a compelling and touching picture of life in Somalia: on the one hand, a great variety of traditions but on the other hand, the archaic distribution of roles, which particularly puts the country´s women in chains. Waris is a survivor and I admire her greatly for having the courage to talk about all the things that she so openly talks about in this book, from the FGM to fashion industry.As a special ambassador to the United Nations, Somalian supermodel Dirie speaks out against the custom of genital mutilation, a "barbaric rite" that she underwent at age five.

Faced at 12 with the prospect of marriage to a 60-year-old man she didn't know, she broke all the rules and ran away, surviving a traumatic trek across the desert to end up in London, as a maid to the Somalian Ambassador. Desert Children” is in many ways a shocking book but it is also a book full of strength and hope for millions of women worldwide. But the wounds of the past, and especially the terrible experience of her genital mutilation, follow her in her new life, make her life difficult and prevent her from enjoying some things, though she is surely satisfied with what she has done.But also a nightmare, because Waris Dirie became a victim of a cruel ritual when she was five years old: she got circumcised. Her book offers extraordinary firsthand insight into FGM, thought to be performed now on more than two million girls a year. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.

She's not someone I would ever want to meet or hang out with, although I do respect what she's been through and genuinely admire her triumph over adversity and her activism. Waris speaks out against FGM but she also shows and proclaims that she very much loves and respects her culture. She moved from London to New York and became one of the first African Supermodels receiving an exclusive agreement with the cosmetic group Revlon. Meiner Meinung nach ist die Geschichte auf Englisch etwas anders, aber es lässt sich wirklich super lesen und auch wenn man ein paar Wörter auf anhieb nicht ganz versteht, kann man sich das zm.

She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu--the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U. Some goodreaders perceived her as disingenuous, which is something that occurred to me as well although that may just be general memoir skepticism (thank you James Frey for stealing my innocence). Milijonai mergaičių ir moterų kenčia nuo šio žiauraus papročio, tad bet kokios pastangos, galinčios paskatinti tokių veiksmų stabdymą, mano nuomone, turi būti labai vertinamos. It shows the journey of a feisty African girl turned woman both within her traditional community and within the traditional community of the West. She describes her life as a servant, McDonald's worker and her pursuit of her career and the legal resident status it required.