Model Liya Kebede Cast For 'Desert Flower'
Monday, February 11th, 2008
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 in the Somali desert to the catwalks of the international fashion biz.
In her book, Dirjes speaks out against the custom of female circumcision, still practiced among certain tribes in Somalia and other African countries.
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- Elias Teklemari
- Sep 9th 2009 5:18PM
If this great sister (A.K.A Sistah by the peole) helps me, I will be able to reenergize the plan "Sir Bob Marley Institute"...Where? I do not tell right away.
