Yesterday evening, the movie Desert Flower celebrated its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The audience had only positive things to say after the screening. “This is such a strong statement against FGM” said one guest “this is a film you don’t forget”. Below are pictures from the event.
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Her books desert flower, desert dawn, desert children and letter to my mother became international bestsellers. Waris is now working on a new book to be released in 2010.
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