Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.

My mother named me after a miracle of nature: Waris means desert flower. The desert flower blooms in a barren environment where few living things can survive.

When I became successful as a model in the United States, I knew that my chance to be heard had come and so I took it.

Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day.

I've never been one to stay still. I was born a nomad, and I still am a nomad and always will be.

My family is and will always stay the most important to me.

Less hatred, more love, less war, more peace, more respect for the Mother Nature and for other people.