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=== Waris Dirie ===
[[File:Waris_Dirie,_2018_during_her_visit_to_Sierra_Leone.jpg|thumb|100px|Waris Dirie]]
Waris Dirie (born 1965 in the region of Gaalkacyo, Somalya) is an Austrian model, author and human rights activist fighting against [[female genital mutilation]] (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she served as a UN special ambassador against female genital cutting. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna (Austria), the Desert Flower Foundation.<ref name="WarisDirie">{{REFweb
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waris_Dirie