Waris Dirie

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Waris Dirie: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 02, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Article revised and updated.	Alicja Zelazko	Jun 09, 2021
	Add new Web site: Desert Flower Foundation - Waris Dirie.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 16, 2020
	Add new Web site: University of Hawaii - Biography of Waris Dirie.	Yamini Chauhan	Dec 06, 2012
	New article added.	Jeannette L. Nolen	May 18, 2010