Biographie de Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model and was a face of Revlon skin-care products. In 1997 she was appointed by the United Nations as special ambassador for women's rights in Africa, in its effort to eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation. Waris Dirie lives in New York with her son. Jeanne D'Haem, Ph.D. is the author of The Last Camel, a collection of stories about Northern Somalia or Somaliland as it is known now. She lived in a Somali village as a Peace Corps teacher in the late 60s. Her work bas been published by Scribners, The New Rivers Press and the New York Times. She lectures and speaks at book clubs throughout the United States.