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Waris Dirie is a Somali model, author, actress and social activist. From 1997 to 2003, she served as a UN Special Ambassador.

✵ 1965
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Desert Flower
Desert Flower
Waris Dirie
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Waris Dirie Quotes

“My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.”

Waris Dirie book Desert Flower

Source: Desert Flower

Flowers , Nature

“Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind”

Waris Dirie book Desert Flower

Source: Desert Flower

Women , Way , Suffering , Time

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