Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.
Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind - Waris Dirie
Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind
- Waris Dirie
I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am ve… - Waris Dirie
I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am ve…
Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in. - Waris Dirie
Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.
My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can… - Waris Dirie
My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can…
If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the dirt how long ago it… - Waris Dirie
If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the dirt how long ago it…
I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that… - Waris Dirie
I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that…
I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep unde… - Waris Dirie
I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep unde…
We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have th… - Waris Dirie
We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have th…
Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The p… - Waris Dirie
Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The p…
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