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

I have often felt like I was the only one fighting against female genital mutilation. There is still a huge taboo surrounding the topic, because it involves the most private parts of the female´s body. But whenever I feel like this is too much for me to do, I read e-mails and messages I receive every day from people thanking me for speaking up for them, for giving them a voice. These messages let me know that I am not alone, and that what I do is worthwhile.

FGM breaches all human rights and has no place in any 21st century society.

Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.

We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture.

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.

Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.