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
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
who still appear to be supportive of continuation of fgm. yes. that s a huge hurdle to overcome. it is.no, it s not. no, baby, ican t, no, no, no, no. because it s, i mean. from 28 countries to four countries, ok, it took a little while. and, although even those countries have the law against this and criminalise but they do not really criminalise women. here, england, london, there was a law against fgm since 1985. and the first ever person prosecuted was, what, a few years ago, two years? so, law is a law, it s another thing. but practise and following the law and respecting the law is another. there is an argument and maybe this is relevant to your situation because you were born in somalia, but as we ve discussed, you ve lived your adult life in the western world and you ve
even half of women and more who still appear to be supportive of continuation of fgm. yes. that s a huge hurdle to overcome. it is.no, it s not. no, baby, ican t, no, no, no, no. because it s, i mean. from 28 countries to four countries, 0k, it took a little while. and, although even those countries have the law against this and criminalise but they do not really criminalise women. here, england, london, there was a law against fgm since 1985. and the first ever person prosecuted was, what, a few years ago, two years? so, law is a law, it s another thing. but practise and following the law, and respecting the law is another. there is an argument and maybe this is relevant to your situation because you were born in somalia,