Soraya Miré Explained
Soraya Miré |
Birth Date: | 1961 |
Birth Place: | Beledweyne |
Notable Works: | The Girl with Three Legs |
Known For: | Fire Eyes |
Nationality: | Somalian |
Citizenship: | Somalian |
Soraya Miré (born 1961) is a Somali writer, filmmaker and activist against female genital mutilation.[1]
life
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
Films
- Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision, 1994
Books
- (with Eve Ensley) The Girl with Three Legs: A Memoir, 2011
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Roy Armes. Dictionary of African Filmmakers. 2008. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-35116-6. 96.
- Book: Stanlie M. James. Stanlie Myrise James . Claire C. Robertson. Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. Polemics. https://books.google.com/books?id=t_5a39rTNB8C&pg=PA107. 2002. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-02741-3. 107. Listening to Other(ed) Voices: Reflections around Female Genital Cutting.