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. — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
Less hatred, more love, less war, more peace, more respect for the Mother Nature and for other people. — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing. — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
Fashion is fun, ridiculously fun. But it's base and it's wrong. You're not doing anything good for the world. You're just saying, 'Buy it,… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day. — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
Well, of course there’s my own experience of being mutilated as a little child. Having gone through this cruel practice and all the long-term… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
