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Testimonial by Waris Dirie
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- excision /
- Desert Flower /
- Waris Dirie /
- female genital mutilation /
- ppr foundation
Member of the Foundation's Board of Directors, Waris Dirie talks about the movie Desert Flower based on her autobiography, and she explains the reasons of her involvement in the PPR Foundation for Women's Dignity & Rights.
Exchanges between Waris Dirie and François-Henri Pinault. Credits: Eric Lefeuvre for PPR
When did you decide to dedicate your life to the fight against the Feminine Genital Mutilations?
A little time after I was mutilated, I remember having the very clear view that what one did to me was absolutely not normal. I knew then, that one day I shall fight against this practice. I did not know when, where, nor how. I knew that I must do it, me, a girl from Somalian deserts.
Do you have the feeling that the situation has improved concerning FGM?
Things have evolved: people speak now openly about a subject which was formerly taboo. Nevertheless, we receive information on behalf of doctors and of women worldwide which confirm that the FGM are not only practised in Africa, but also in South America, Kurdistan (Turkey, Iran, Iraq), Europe, Australia, North America, and that they are not only practised by Muslims, but also by Christians.
Why did you get involved in the PPR Foundation for Women’s Dignity & Rights?
Because the PPR Foundation makes what few people make, that is to take care of the women on this earth. And if the Foundation can contribute to improve their life, it is fantastic. That is why I support and that I am member of its Board of directors: because I believe in it. What the Foundation’s teams do is just.
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