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Soraya Miré

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Soraya Miré
Born1961
NationalitySomalian
CitizenshipSomalian
Occupations
  • filmmaker
  • director
  • Activist
Known forFire Eyes
Notable workThe Girl with Three Legs

Soraya Miré (born 1961) is a Somali writer, filmmaker and activist against female genital mutilation.[1]

life

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Soraya Miré was born at Beledweyne.[1] Aged thirteen, she endured female genital infibulation. Miré's' documentary film Fire Eyes (1994) began with Miré recalling her own experience of FGM, and included interviews with a range of others involved with the practice.[2]

Works

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Films

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  • Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision, 1994

Books

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  • (with Eve Ensley) The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir, 2011

References

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  1. ^ a b Roy Armes (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  2. ^ Stanlie M. James (2002). "Listening to Other(ed) Voices: Reflections around Female Genital Cutting". In Stanlie Myrise James; Claire C. Robertson (eds.). Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. Polemics. University of Illinois Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-252-02741-3.
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