Desert Children
by Waris Dirie
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Author: Waris DirieEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-01
ISBN: 1844082504
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Virago UK
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Book Review: Be prepared to cry!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have never been aware of the proceedure of FGM (female genital mutilation) or female circumsison, then this book will enlighten and astound you. Enlighten, with facts, figures and research carried out by the author and her team, and astound by the sheer fact that this 'cutting' 'torture' and 'violence' is still going on today, in the name of religion and culture. In tiny African villages? you may ask. No! right on our very own doorsteps in England, Germany, France, Austria. Waris travels Europe and finds and talks to women who have suffered this crime, and looks for resolutions to end what she herself suffered at the age of five.
From the start to the end, I cried, reading stories from these women of how their lives had been ruined, both physically and psychologically. This is a very powerful book, that pulls no punches and is not an easy read due to its gruelling content. Waris Dirie has forged the road others must travel in putting an end to this practice. I applaud her.
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