but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel close and intimate? i would say far away. somehow, it seems so far, my life. if i look back or think back, ifeel like i ve been here quite a while in this planet, really. it s maybe because i ve done so much, so fast, that i can t remember everything i have done in my life. when it comes to memories, do you really have sharp, focused memories about what it was like being a little girl, being raised in central somalia? like yesterday. everything is clear. and i can touch it, almost. really? really. and do you remember how you
intelligence in a bid to challenge google s dominance of search engine technology. the tech giant says it could change the way people use the internet by providing quicker, more specific a nswe i’s. it s just gone liz30am. sally is here at 5am. she will take care of you. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary chang
as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel close and intimate? i would say far away. somehow, it seems so far, my life. if i look back or think back, ifeel like i ve
parties to discuss proposals intended to make it easier for businesses in northern ireland to trade with great britain. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel clo
he says its for good. a very warm welcome to the programme. the death of tyre nichols and the appalling events that led to a tap reverberated far beyond memphis. that much is clear from the global media coverage of today s funeral and those who sat in the congregation. vice president kamala harris was there, the rev. al sharpton delivered the eulogy. and also present a growing roster of black men and women who know the pain the family is going through. the brother of george floyd, the mother of breonna taylor. here s part of what they heard let may be clear. we understand that there are concerns about public safety. are needs to deal with crime. but you don t fight crime by becoming criminals yourself. as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress pass the george floyd justice in policing act. joe biden will sign it. and we should not delay, and we will not be denied. it is non negotiable. the family hope the anger and the grief will be channelled into somet