Waris Dirie Autograph Profile by RACC
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- Born Oct. 21, 1965
Dirie was born as one of twelve children into a nomadic family in 1965 in the area of Galkayo. Her first name, Waris, means desert flower. When she was five, she suffered mutilation in the form of infibulation. At the age of thirteen, she fled through the desert to Mogadishu in order to escape an arranged marriage to a 60-year-old man. She first stayed there with relatives, although her escape was not tolerated.
One of her uncles, who was then Somali ambassador to the United Kingdom, was looking for a maid. With the help of her aunt, she convinced her uncle to hire her and take her to Lond… Read more of Biography...
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