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.

Don’t do to your daughters what has been done to you! They are perfect and beautiful.

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.

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.

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

I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.

I don't know what a supermodel is. If they call me that, I might have to punch them. It's just so vain and so unreal.