Meet WARIS DIRIE, An author and women’s rights activist raising awareness about the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM)
Waris Dirie, a Somalian fashion model, author, and women’s rights activist known for her efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM), also called female circumcision was born in Galkayo, Somalia in 1965 to a nomadic tribe. At the age of five years, she suffered the inhumane procedure of female genital mutilation. Dirie was one of […]