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Príbeh ženy, ktorá sa zo somálskej púšte prepracovala do sveta hviezd medzinárodného modelingu. Ako trinásťročná opustila svoju početnú rodinu, aby unikla sobášu so starým mužom. Z púšte si odniesla poznačené telo i dušu tzv. ženskou obriezkou, ktorú ešte i dnes podstupujú africké dievčatá v útlom veku. Waris šťastnou náhodou mohla pracovať niekoľko rokov na somálskom veľvyslanectve v Londýne. Keď jej legálny pobyt vypršal, rozhodla sa v cudzom prostredí ostať a zarobiť peniaze pre seba i pre svoju matku. Zapojila sa i do boja proti ženskej obriezke ako mimoriadna veľvyslankyňa OSN a zástankyňa ľudských práv.

Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie was born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring female circumcision at five years old; running away through the desert; being discovered by Teren ce Donovan and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, DESERT FLOWER. In DESERT DAWN she wrote about becoming a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (female genital mutilation) and returning to her family in Somalia. DESERT CHILDREN tells us how she and the journalist Corinna Milborn have investigated the practice of FGM in Europe - they estimate that up to 500,000 women and girls have undergone or are at risk of FGM. At the moment, France is the only European country in which offenders are convicted and no European country officially recognises the threat of genital mutilation as a reason for asylum. Here are the voices of women who have felt encouraged and emboldened by Waris Dirie's courage. They speak out for the first time and move us to action.

Az egykori topmodell, Waris Dirie neve íróként is ismert Magyarországon. Nálunk megjelent harmadik, A sivatag lányai című könyvében a nők szexuális megcsonkítása ellen emel szót. Becslések szerint 500 ezerre tehető azoknak a nőknek a száma, akik vagy már átestek a durva műtéten, vagy annak veszélye fenyegeti őket. Waris évek óta harcol a női körülmetélés afrikai tradíciója ellen, de sokáig abban a hiszemben élt, hogy az Angliában született leánygyermekeknek "távol nagymamájuktól" nem eshet bántódásuk. Ma már tisztában van vele, hogy Afrikán kívül, Európában is vannak nők, akik érintettek. E könyvében lányok és asszonyok szólalnak meg, akiknek semmi szavuk sem lehet saját közösségükön belül.

Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circum cision; running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model - in her book, the worldwide bestseller, Des ert Flower. Although Waris Dirie fled her homeland, she never forgot the country and culture that moulded her. The world of famine and violence, where women have no voice and no place - the very world that nearly destroyed her also gave her the tools to survive. She traces the roots of her courage, resilience and humour back to her motherland, and most particularly to her mother. Desert Dawn is the story of that return and a testimony to the stubborn fact that you can love something dearly and y et not love all that it represents. Desert Dawn is about coming home.

Born into a nomadic tribe in Somalia, Waris Dirie was forced to undergo female circumcision at the age of 5.  Since her escape to England, this courageous spirit has become a Top Revlon Model, and a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation).  In this, her third book, she explains that at least half a million girls in Europe are at risk, or have undergone, FGM.  She brings to us voices of women who are finally encouraged to speak out, and move us to action.

Waris Dirie, whose name means "desert flower", was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away. She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products. She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN. This is her autobiography.

Waris Dirie, whose name means desert flower", was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away. She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products. She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN. This is her autobiography."