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Waris Dirie Quotes

born 1965 Somalia

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What really made me take a stand was that nobody was doing anything.

Every 11 seconds a little girl is being mutilated somewhere in the world, it has nothing to do with religion, culture or tradition but against all rights of humanity its a crime its cruel its unacceptable.

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.

I just knew that I had to tell the world that there was torture, an undercover war against women. But this is not one person's war – all of us have to do something.

“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 survive.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Waris Dirie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.