Desert Flower

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Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad is an autobiographical book written by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller,[1] published in 1998 about the life of Somali model, Waris Dirie.

Summary

Despite suffering

UN ambassador for the abolition of FGM.[1][2]

Publication

Film adaptation

In 2009, the book was adapted into a film of the same name. Produced by Peter Herrmann and Benjamin Herrmann, the Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede plays Waris in the title role.[3]

References

Related links

Our goals: Waris Dirie Manifesto, desertflowerfoundation.org

In-line references

  1. ^ a b "Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ WARIS DIRIE ‚Desert Flower‘ and ‚Desert Dawn‘ (summary of and background to the autobiography) fundus.org, accessed 6 March 2019
  3. ^ Hofmann, Katja (2008-02-09). "Model Liya Kebede to star in 'Flower'". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2019.