Forty-four-year-old supermodel and human rights activist Waris Dirie recounted her fascinating life story in her first novel, “Desert Flower.” The journey includes a nomadic youth in Somalia, ...
New York model Liya Kebede (“Lord of War”) has been cast as the lead in “Desert Flower,” the $16 million adaptation of Waris Dirjes’ bestselling autobiography, which recounts her rise from a childhood ...
Supermodel Liya Kebede is receiving rave reviews for her performance as Waris Dirie, the 1980s Somali beauty who’s own story of genital mutilation stunned the world. Kebede, who is Ethiopian, told ...
New York model Liya Kebede (“Lord of War”) has been cast as the lead in “Desert Flower,” the $16 million adaptation of Waris Dirjes’ bestselling autobiography, which recounts her rise from a childhood ...