Desert Flower (secondary title: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad) is a book published in 1998, about the life of Waris Dirie, a crusader for social reform in Somalia, particularly as it applies to ritual female genital mutilation. This is one of the biggest problems for the female population in Somalia today.
This book embraces nomadic culture, and brings to life an amazing story about a young desert girl who raises up to be a highly esteemed fashion model.
The book has been translated into Dutch, German, French, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Slovene and Croatian and was followed by Desert Dawn and Desert Children.The book has been adapted into a movie, produced by Peter Herrmann and Benjamin Herrmann. Liya Kabede played the role of Waris Dirie. The movie was released in the fall of 2009.
Friday, 14 May 2010
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