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Exclusive Avant-Premiere of Desert Flower in Paris
With an exclusive avant-premiere, the PPR foundation celebrated the release oft he movie Desert Flower in France on Sunday. Besides Waris Dirie and Francois-Henri Pinault, producer Peter Herrmann, director Sherry Hormann and lead actress Liya Kebede were present at the event.
Among the top-class guests were the PPR CEO’s parents Marie-Yvonne and Francois Pinault, [...]
Waris Dirie Foundation and PPR join forces against FGM in France
Paris - The Waris Dirie Foundation and PPR have joined forced against FGM and violence against women in general in France. On sunday, the French retail giant will present an exclusive avant-premiere in Paris with 500 invited guests of the PPR luxury brands including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney. [...]
Waris Dirie collects EUR 10.000 for her foundation in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Waris Dirie has collected a 10.000 Euro donation during her visit to Sao Paulo / Brazil this week. The donation comes form Camarote Bar Brahma, who invited Waris Dirie to attend the Brazilian Carneval in Sao Paulo. This year’s theme of the Carneval is “Africa”.
“It is my first time in [...]
First successes of the new campaign in Germany
The new campaign launched by Waris Dirie earlier this month has already prompted big reactions. The German Bundesrat put the issue back on its agenda and is discussing stricter rules concerning FGM performed outside of Germany, as well as longer jail sentences for those who perform it.
The German teachers’ union has also published [...]
Waris Dirie presents new campaign “Stop FGM NOW” in Berlin
Waris Dirie and representatives of six other NGOs presented a new worldwide campaign against FGM in Berlin yesterday.The campaign, which was realised by the agency Heyman Brand de Gelmini from Berlin, provokes with the statement “just cut out her clitoris, and she’d be perfect”. The face of the campaign, German topmodel Manon von Gerkan [...]
Big step against FGM in Mauretania
The Forum of Islamic Thought in Mauretania has spoken out against FGM, issuing a fatwa, an Islamic ruling against the practice that affects more than 70 percent of women in this West African state. As the secretary general of the organisation made clear, FGM is not demanded by the Choran, and is in fact [...]
FGM in Iraq and Iran
The Waris Dirie Foundation has received information indicating that not only in Iraq, but also in Iran FGM is widespread. We will publish more details on this matter shortly.
According to several reports health care providers in Iraq are covering the practice of FGM, which affects approximately 60 percent of the Kurdish women, and [...]
Waris Dirie Foundation Community brings FGM to Davos
Youtube and the World Economic Forum in Davos have started a competition in which young speakers from all over the world couldparticipate with a video speech on a chosen topic. The winner, who was voted by the Youtube Community will present his topic at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week. With the [...]
Desert Flower receives the Bavarian Movie Award in Munich
Desert Flower has received the Bavarian Movie Award in Munich last week. The prize is endowed with a 200.000 Euro purse.
“I am very happy that Desert Flower has won this award. This was made possible by the hard work of the entire team. The more people see this movie, the better. I hope [...]
Christmas Miracle: 20 Somali communities say no to FGM
Hundreds of women, men and children gathered in a stadium in the Northern parts of Somalia in the early morning heat to witness a historic declaration: the collective abandonment of FGM by representatives from 20 communities. The event, attended and lauded by women’s activists, religious leaders and local goverment officials, was the culmination of [...]
