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Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

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For #readingafrica2022 #somalia I chose this biography. So moving and so much strength. How she had the strength to survive what she has leaves me humble to be quite honest. Such a very good book. @Texreader @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Interestingâ€¦I‘m not familiar with this one! 2y

KristiAhlers @Librarybelle she was discovered back in the 80‘s and became a world renowned super model. She was a victim of genital mutilation and at one point was an ambassador for the UN regarding this issue. I was super happy to come across her biography as I remembered her from the 80‘s. 2y

Librarybelle Thanks for the info! 2y

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TheSpineView

Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad (Revised) | Waris Dirie

#WanderingJune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
#AFlowerintheDesert

I have not read yet. It has been on my TBR list for a while. Has anyone read yet? Your thoughts?

SoniaC I have. There are parts that are very hard to read but I‘m glad I did. It‘s a worthy book in my opinion. 5y

Cinfhen Looks like an amazing read #Stacked 5y

TheSpineView @SoniaC Good to know. Thanks! 5y

TheSpineView @Cinfhen Yes it does. I am thinking I need to move it up on my TBR list. 5y

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arlenefinnigan

Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

#AFlowerInTheDesert #WanderingJune @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

BarbaraBB You nailed it again! You can use this one tomorrow too by the way ðŸ˜‰ðŸ˜˜ (edited) 5y

arlenefinnigan @BarbaraBB nah, got a good one lined up for tomorrow ðŸ˜‰ 5y

BarbaraBB I‘m sure you have! 5y

Cinfhen She‘s striking!! I‘ve stacked 5y

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SoniaC

Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

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This was a very powerful story. I‘m not sure how she survived her childhood!

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rockpools

Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

#supermodel #aprella

I'm guessing this one may appear a couple of times today!
@Cinfhen @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola

Cinfhen Oh wow!! So interesting!!! Nice choiceðŸ˜ 7y

rockpools @Cinfhen Yet another I really will read one day! 7y

Cinfhen OMG!! I know ðŸ˜œðŸ˜œðŸ˜œ 7y

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Reviewsbylola Great cover. ðŸ˜ 7y

Mdargusch So beautiful! 7y

emilyhaldi Love this ðŸ–¤ 7y

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YouReadMyEyes

Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad (Revised) | Waris Dirie

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I read this about a decade ago. What an incredible an impactful memoir. This will open your eyes to some horrific conditions in other countries, particularly for women. This book led me to really start caring about and getting involved in women‘s rights issues. Reading this has changed me for the better. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in human or women‘s rights.

#desertflower #womensrights #humanrights #memoir #nonfiction

Becker Love the cover 7y

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Xoxomel

Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

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From herding camels and goats in the desert of Somalia to being a maid in London to then being scouted to model, this book is full of twist and turns. Waris is funny and her humor shows throughout the book. It also teaches you a bit about female circumcision and Somalian culture. I truly loved reading this. Couldn't put it down !

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Martta

Desert Flower | Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

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I learned a lot about female genital mutilation from this book. Not a nice lesson but this really explained a lot about the problem and consequences. I liked this book and it really made me think about #feminism #humanrights and #equality

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