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As Safa was saved from FGM through a contract with her parents, the Foundation believes a thousand other girls can be saved through providing their families with aid in return for a promise not to mutilate their daughters. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Explore Now. Buy As Gift. Overview Waris Dirie, the Somalia nomad who became a supermodel, and an anti-FGM activist, first came to the world's attention with the publication of her autobiography, Desert Flower. Product Details About the Author. About the Author Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model. In she was appointed by the UN as special ambassador for women's rights in Africa, in its efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation. She lives in New York with her son. The film rights to her story have been sold to Elton John's production company, Rocket Pictures. Related Searches. A Girl's Best Friend. City girl Just last month, the Nigerian government did something historic and passed a law banning FGM. Waris explains how the young generation is the hope for bringing about an end to FGM:. We have to focus on and educate the young people. They are the future. I rely on them! This was on the condition that her parents sign a contract agreeing that Safa would never suffer through the practice herself. But this became a hard fight with her parents, and we had to overcome many obstacles. She became a very talented, strong and beautiful young lady - a new role model for Africa. She gives millions of African girls a face, a story and hope to be treated with love and respect. What would Safa say to the world? Give them the best education, love and respect. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Saving Safa by Waris Dirie. The book and the film record many ext Waris Dirie, the Somalia nomad who became a supermodel, and an anti-FGM activist, first came to the world's attention with the publication of her autobiography, Desert Flower. As Safa was saved from FGM through a contract with her parents, the Foundation believes a thousand other girls can be saved through providing their families with aid in return for a promise not to mutilate their daughters Get A Copy. Kindle Edition , pages. Published July 2nd by Virago first published January 28th More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Saving Safa , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Feb 06, Calzean rated it liked it Shelves: author-somali , culture-djibouti , social-issues , woman-author. Safa starred in film Desert Flower and her parents agreed under contract not to circumcise her. But a few years later, pressure is mounting on them to conform. Waris Dirie and her foundation go into action to save Safa. At times the writing is a bit stilted and tedious but it has real power in describing the process of FGM, the various religions that practice it and how difficult it is to enact change in a society. It also has some scathing views of the Western Governments and the EU for their l Safa starred in film Desert Flower and her parents agreed under contract not to circumcise her. It also has some scathing views of the Western Governments and the EU for their lack of action. Thank goodness for people like Waris. This book is a very interesting and easy read, though at times the wording is slightly awkward - probably a translation issue. It told me a lot that I didn't already know about the prevailing culture in the areas where FGM is rife - I had not realised that this was a problem amongst the Kurds nor had I realised that it affected Christian groups in Africa as well as Muslim groups, though I probably should have done, as I knew that it is culturally based rather than religion based. What I found pa This book is a very interesting and easy read, though at times the wording is slightly awkward - probably a translation issue. What I found particularly interesting was the solution Waris has found to protect Safa and potentially other children like her. So many other writers on the subject of FGM are adamant that the practice must be stopped but much less clear about how we can help to stop it! Eigenlijk een documentaire in boekvorm, maar toch zeer boeiend om te lezen. Aug 15, Maxine rated it it was amazing. Oct 07, Erin Dethick rated it it was amazing. Wow - what another amazing book my Waris. Her passion is stronger than ever in the fight against FGM. Jul 29, Helen rated it liked it Shelves: non- fiction. An important insight into the brutality and commonality of FGM although I did find the writing grating at times. Wow, wat een boek. Waris Dirie | 선학평화상 - sunhak peace prize

Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Saving Safa by Waris Dirie. The book and the film record many ext Waris Dirie, the Somalia nomad who became a supermodel, and an anti-FGM activist, first came to the world's attention with the publication of her autobiography, Desert Flower. As Safa was saved from FGM through a contract with her parents, the Foundation believes a thousand other girls can be saved through providing their families with aid in return for a promise not to mutilate their daughters Get A Copy. Kindle Edition , pages. Published July 2nd by Virago first published January 28th More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Saving Safa , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Feb 06, Calzean rated it liked it Shelves: author-somali , culture- djibouti , social-issues , woman-author. Safa starred in film Desert Flower and her parents agreed under contract not to circumcise her. But a few years later, pressure is mounting on them to conform. Waris Dirie and her foundation go into action to save Safa. At times the writing is a bit stilted and tedious but it has real power in describing the process of FGM, the various religions that practice it and how difficult it is to enact change in a society. It also has some scathing views of the Western Governments and the EU for their l Safa starred in film Desert Flower and her parents agreed under contract not to circumcise her. It also has some scathing views of the Western Governments and the EU for their lack of action. Thank goodness for people like Waris. This book is a very interesting and easy read, though at times the wording is slightly awkward - probably a translation issue. It told me a lot that I didn't already know about the prevailing culture in the areas where FGM is rife - I had not realised that this was a problem amongst the Kurds nor had I realised that it affected Christian groups in Africa as well as Muslim groups, though I probably should have done, as I knew that it is culturally based rather than religion based. What I found pa This book is a very interesting and easy read, though at times the wording is slightly awkward - probably a translation issue. What I found particularly interesting was the solution Waris has found to protect Safa and potentially other children like her. So many other writers on the subject of FGM are adamant that the practice must be stopped but much less clear about how we can help to stop it! Eigenlijk een documentaire in boekvorm, maar toch zeer boeiend om te lezen. Aug 15, Maxine rated it it was amazing. Oct 07, Erin Dethick rated it it was amazing. Wow - what another amazing book my Waris. Her passion is stronger than ever in the fight against FGM. Jul 29, Helen rated it liked it Shelves: non- fiction. An important insight into the brutality and commonality of FGM although I did find the writing grating at times. Wow, wat een boek. De schrijfster van dit indrukwekkende boek strijd al jaren tegen Female Genital Mutilation vrouwenbesnijdenis. De huiveringwekkende scene waarin de jonge Waris besneden wordt. Het vinden van een juiste vertolkster van deze bijzondere rol is lastig, totdat Safa ten tonele verschijnt en zij de perfecte woestijnbloem blijkt te zijn. Na verloop van tijd blijkt de druk van de gemeenschap echter zo groot, dat de familie toch dreigt te bezwijken en Safa alsnog besneden zal worden. Voor Waris Dirie het moment om naar Djibouti af te reizen om te proberen haar woestijnbloem te behoeden voor deze verschrikkelijke beschadiging. Tijdens deze reis maakt zij ook kennis met Inab een 18 jarig meisje welke zelf besneden is maar vecht voor haar twee zusjes. De belofte wordt gemaakt om Inab en Safa onder begeleiding van vader Idriss uit te nodigen voor een indrukwekkende reis naar Europa. Voor deze mensen gaat er een hele nieuwe wereld open, het wordt een ware ontdekkingsreis. Tijdens deze reis volgen er vele gesprekken over de verschillen in culturen en de noodzakelijke afschaffing van Female Genital Mutilation. Waris Dirie weet met dit boek echt een statement te maken en vraagt hiermee ook aandacht voor haar nieuwe sponsorschap campagne. Ik zou dit boek aan iedereen willen aanraden, het leest bijzonder prettig, is leerzaam en geeft ons een kijkje in een andere cultuur. Hieruit blijkt ook maar weer eens dat de druk van een gemeenschap bijzonder groot kan zijn. I've read 'Desert Flower' by Waris Dirie years ago, and have been trying to read more non fiction, so grabbed this when I saw it at work. It was interesting finding out about what Waris has been up to since her first book although apparently she's written a couple of others in the meantime that have flown completely under my radar , and I had no idea that a film had been made of 'Desert Flower'. You have to bring yourself back against all the odds. Lolkoki, a drama student, also took solace in acting, dance and singing, as well as meditating. Dance helped me to re- find myself, to reawaken my senses. I want to share that with others, to encourage them to get in touch with themselves. She had grown to hate her culture and country because of its associations with FGM but the operation has brought her closer to her past. I feel more a Masai than ever — because I am in touch with myself. It is the feeling I had when I was a kid. One of my sisters told [my family] I had been circumcised again. There is a mistaken belief that the clitorises of women who have not had FGM keep growing. Women who have this operation have to be strong in themselves, or family can ruin that. Lolkoki started a self-help group at the hospital with other FGM survivors. She notes that a lot of women are unable to ask for the surgery because of familial pressures. Like Inab, she dreams of a day when FGM is eradicated. This is wrong and it needs to stop. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Food for London. Digital Edition. The Londoner. The Reader. Matthew d'Ancona. Ayesha Hazarika. Rohan Silva. Ellen E Jones. Laura Weir. Tottenham Hotspur. Crystal Palace. West Ham. Transfer News. Premier League. Champions League. Rugby Union. Horse Racing. A List. ES Magazine. GO London. Things to do. Healthy at Home. ES Best. ES Shop. Travel Offers. Voucher Codes. Property news. Area guides. Click to follow ES Lifestyle. Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. 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The film rights to her story have been sold to Elton John's production company, Rocket Pictures. Related Searches. A Girl's Best Friend. City girl View Product. The frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean; the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching The frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean; the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching grasslands of Africa, the dizzy heights of the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: Martin Hughes-Games has been to every continent on earth filming natural history The Castaways. An intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island An intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life from bestselling and beloved author Elin Hilderbrand. Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best Children of Crisis: Migrants, Sharecroppers, Mountaineers. 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FGM can affect women and girls for their entire lives — some speak of it as a life sentence — and it is easy to forget the psychological toll it takes. FGM usually is done at home without any medical device. Girls and women who are affected by an obstetric fistula can suffer from incontinence of urine or feces, causing various infections, extreme menstrual cramps and obstructed labor, which also can lead to infertility. When Waris Dirie first opened the Desert Flower Reconstructive Centers, her goal was to provide educational materials for civil society groups and academic institutions to prepare as many doctors as possible to perform reconstructive surgery. The centers have provided education in FGM reconstructive surgery to doctors and obstetricians. Many countries changed their laws to ban FGM after the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution banning the practice. Therefore, as a fundamental solution to the issue, she is at the forefront of helping victims to stand independently, by providing basic literacy education and career education. She is also working on a project with fair-trade companies in Ethiopia and Kenya that produce scarves and other fair-trade products to provide employment to thousands. I want to see them get stronger, not weaker, and the practice of FGM simply weakens them physically and emotionally. Awarding of Medal and Plaque to Ms. Waris Dirie Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon awarding a medal to Ms. Il Sik Hong presenting the plaque to Ms. Sunhak Peace Prize Video of the awarding. I wish to thank Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon for devoting their lives to achieving universal peace and promoting the fundamental values of peace, dialogue and cooperation in the name of the human family. I'm from Somalia, a country where one of the longest and bloodiest civil wars of our time is still going on since Somalia, a country plagued by drought and famine. Somalia, a country with one of the highest birth rates and one that has the highest child and mother mortality rates in the world. Somalia, a country where only one out of three citizens has learned how to read and write. Many years ago, I left Somalia because I did not want to be married as a year-old girl to a man who could have been my grandfather. I had to leave my beloved mother, my family and the desert, from which I have learned so much. It was a goodbye forever. I could not and did not want to live in a society where women do not have any rights. I did not want to live in a society where it was ok to beat up women, to rape them, to sell them and to send a woman away once you have enough of her. I left my home being absolutely determined that one day I will fight against all this injustice and that I will fight for the rights of girls and women. In England, where my journey took me for a few years, I taught myself how to read and write. As a girl, I have never had the chance to visit school in Somalia. To become financially independent, I worked during the day as a cleaning lady and studied in the nights. One day in London, by coincidence, I was discovered as a model by Terence Donovan, the Buckingham Palace photographer, in a fast food restaurant, while I was scrubbing the floor. The dream of so many girls came true for me. The worldwide most famous fashion and beauty brands booked me for their campaigns. I was travelling around the world, saw the most beautiful places, experienced wealth and glamour, lived in New York and London, and even acted in a James Bond movie. But I never forgot about my roots and my humanitarian mission. I have seen and experienced inconceivable violence. As a child, I almost died after the cruel torture of female genital mutilation.

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She had had her operation thanks to the Desert Flower Foundation. As well as funding reconstructive surgery, the foundation pays families to stop them having FGM performed on their daughters. Dirie has now written a book, Saving Safa, about this approach. There are 1, girls currently in the Save a Little Desert Flower programme but its goal is to save one million girls from FGM by The Berlin centre offers a holistic treatment, with a gynaecologist, a urologist for women suffering urinary incontinence as a result of FGM, a psychologist and a yoga trainer to teach breathing techniques. In Inab became the first woman to undergo reconstructive surgery at the Berlin centre. She grew up in a mountain village in Djibouti and her brother. She also features heavily in Saving Safa. The foundation paid for her trip to Berlin and treatment: full genital reconstruction. All the pain I had experienced for so long disappeared. My self-esteem is through the roof. When I got my period, I became very depressed. It also affected my studies; I was unable to concentrate on anything but the pain, so did badly in my exams. Waris is my role model. I hid in the desert to avoid FGM but one night our neighbours and the person who was to cut me entered the hut, held me down and, with the support of my mother, cut me, even though I was fighting them to stop. Lolkoki viewed FGM ceremonies rather differently: as a great social event. I missed that. Part of the problem is the stigma around FGM. As she got older, Lolkoki became desperate for reconstructive surgery. I thought it was the end of me. My life depended on having this operation. One evening, she heard about the Desert Flower centre on the radio. She called the next day, and spoke to a doctor. After the operation it took about five weeks to heal. You have to bring yourself back against all the odds. Lolkoki, a drama student, also took solace in acting, dance and singing, as well as meditating. Dance helped me to re-find myself, to reawaken my senses. I want to share that with others, to encourage them to get in touch with themselves. She had grown to hate her culture and country because of its associations with FGM but the operation has brought her closer to her past. I feel more a Masai than ever — because I am in touch with myself. It is the feeling I had when I was a kid. One of my sisters told [my family] I had been circumcised again. There is a mistaken belief that the clitorises of women who have not had FGM keep growing. Saving Safa: rescuing a little girl from FGM — review. Waris Dirie wrote the autobiographical Saving Safa, her sixth book, as a part of her campaign against female genital mutilation. Photograph: Sarah Lee. June Eric Udorie. Mon 13 Jul How supermodel Waris Dirie saved girl from female genital mutilation. She gives millions of African girls a face, a story and hope to be treated with love and respect. What would Safa say to the world? Give them the best education, love and respect. Your daughters will make Africa and the world a better place! Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. One person is missing from Kim's birthday post. Kate Middleton wears the perfect autumn coat. Ashley Benson's now pumpkin spice hair is glorious. Kim Kardashian's most iconic moments of all time. John Russell. https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4643118/normal_6020a59eaeab1.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/aa4f0cb7-04a3-42b8-97b6-8649bb4526f8/der-burgermeister-von-thorn-historischer-roman-aus-dem-15- jahrhundert-rittergeschichte-die-ze-287.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/7acdccff-5463-4824-a84d-cc6572b7eefe/ablaufsimulation-in-der-automobilindustrie-326.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9587850/UploadedFiles/0A1AC9E0-6DBD-6AC9-DB32-2996815A86B7.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/b2d15444-6d06-4652-86b8-25467c739b45/sap-businessobjects-systemadministration-das-handbuch- zum-sap-businessobjects-server-165.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4636685/normal_601f93376683c.pdf