in religion as part of our millenium goal study involving the gender equality goal we read an extract from the autobiography of waris dirie(desert flower). when i began to read the extract it was clear that her life was very different to mine! she had so much more hardship to endure than a lot of other girls in the world. this is my review of the book so i hope you gain some knowledge of the book from it.....
The book desert flower deals with a very prominent issue in society today maybe not in Ireland but it is very much common in countries in Africa which is the issue of female genital mutilation. One of the techniques the film used that i enjoyed was it showed the story through the eyes of the character Waris Dirie who had been a victim of female mutiliation, this made it a lot more interesting and genuine.This book really shows how some women in the world are still being treated and it makes me angry that practices like that are still being performed in this day and age. It really makes me feel passionately about stopping such practices. When i compare my life to the life of Waris Dirie it baffles me at the distinct differences between us, I have a chance of being educated, getting a job and choosing a man i want to marry. The hardships these women in parts of Africa have to endure makes me sad as they shouldn't have to go through this suffering but in retrospect i have an enormous amount of respect for these women for putting up with it day in and day out. I would definitely recommend this book, to people of all ages as it is a very touching, inspirational book that makes you value the life you have which we sometimes forget.
Thanks Leah for your review. Very well written. Well done.
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