Waris Dirie
(1965-)
Somali model, author, actress, and activist
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Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye) (born 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she served as a UN special ambassador against female genital cutting. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna (Austria), the Desert Flower Foundation.
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21 October 1965 (age 59) Gallacaio desert, Somalia
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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