Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty. Penniless and speaking little English, she became a janitor in McDonalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home. Maybe a few communities do it but its not a Pakistani problem per se.
Then, aged 12, when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight. I came to know about this after I read Waris Dirie’s Desert Flower Its an African cultural practice and is NOT AT ALL common in Pakistan. Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Waris suffered this torture when she was just five years old. Buy a cheap copy of Desert Dawn book by Waris Dirie. She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot - until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision.
Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in East Africa. Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life - by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women's rights in Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia.
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