Somalia is facing many problems, I don't even know where to start.

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

I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it.

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.

In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really hope that my country will one day rise out of this mess and reach the potential it has.

I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep under my skin.

I am strong, determined, impulsive, happy, and emotional.