The custom was publicized by Waris Dirie, a well - known fashion model and special ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund. In accord with local Somalian custom, as a child she was subjected to FGM by her mother.
फैशन जगत की जानी - मानी मॉडल और संयुक्‍त राष्ट्र आबादी फंड की खास दूत, वारिस डीरी ने सारी दुनिया को इस दस्तूर से वाकिफ कराया है ।