num_pages: 240
description: Born into a nomadic tribe in Somalia, Waris Dirie was forced to undergo female circumcision at the age of 5.  Since her escape to England, this courageous spirit has become a Top Revlon Model, and a UN Special Ambassador against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation).  In this, her third book, she explains that at least half a million girls in Europe are at risk, or have undergone, FGM.  She brings to us voices of women who are finally encouraged to speak out, and move us to action.
language: English
title: Desert Children
titlecomplete: Desert Children
genres: Feminism, African Literature, German Literature, Biography, Africa, Somalia, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 913
publisher: Virago UK