Despite suffering female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of five, and its life-long consequences, Waris Dirie escaped from her native Galkayo, Somalia, fleeing to Mogadishu to escape an arranged marriage.
Waris Dirie endured female genital mutilation (FGM) at the age of five, and its lasting effects, before escaping her native Galkayo, Somalia, to Mogadishu to avoid an arranged marriage.