An international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the U.N. describes growing up in a traditional Somali family of desert nomads, her flight at age twelve from an arranged marriage to an elderly man, her rise to success as a model, and her fulfillment as a mother and humanitarian. 50,000 first printing.
She became an internationally famous model, learned to speak English, got married, divorced, and remarried, and finally became a spokeswoman for the United Nations against female genital mutilation.
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad is an autobiographical book written by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller, published in 1998 about the life of Somali model, Waris Dirie. Despite suffering female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of five, and its life-long consequences, Waris Dirie escaped from her native Galkayo, Somalia, fleeing to Mogadishu to escape an arranged marriage
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228 pages : 25 cm. The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision.
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Cathleen Miller circled the globe to interview sources for her latest book, Champion of Choice, the biography of UN leader Nafis Sadik. Her previous work includes the international bestseller Desert Flower, which was adapted as a feature film.
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad, Waris Dirie Waris Dirie escaped from her native Galkayo, Somalia, fleeing to Mogadishu to escape an arranged marriage. Moving with relatives to London, she worked for a while at a McDonald's and was discovered by chance by fashion photographer Terence Donovan. She continued via modelling in film and fashion to a stage where she was considered a supermodel. It was at this point that, with Miller, she wrote this autobiography.
Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood
Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood. Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage.
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad. by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller. Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad. At twelve, she fled an arranged marriage to an old man and traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu-the first leg of an emotional journey that would take her to London as a house servant, around the world as a fashion model, and eventually to America, where she would find peace in motherhood and humanitarian work for the .
The Book Desert Flower by Waris Dirie is about her life. She growed up in a nomad family and was a hardworking girl. Waris is one of twelve children born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in East Africa. Waris lived in harmony with her family and nature until she was around five years old. When she went through the practice of female circumcision, it changed her life. It was very painful for her, but she wanted to do it because after the circumcision she become a women. Waris lived in harmony with family and nature until she was around five years old; when she went through the practice of female circumcision.