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In 2009, [[Desert Flower (film)|Desert Flower]], a feature-length film based on Waris' book ''Desert Flower'' was released, with the [[Ethiopia]]n supermodel [[Liya Kebede]] playing her.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Katja |last=Hofmann |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980606.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564/ |title=Model Liya Kebede to star in 'Flower' |magazine=Variety.com |date=2008-02-09 |access-date=2014-04-17}}</ref> Directed by [[Sherry Hormann]], the film was produced by Oscar winner Peter Herrmann. [[Benjamin Herrmann]] and Waris Dirie were co-producers. The movie has so far been released in 20 countries including [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Israel]], [[Greece]], [[Poland]] and [[Brazil]]. In January 2010, it won the [[Bavarian Film Awards]] in Munich in the "Best Movie" category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filminstitut.at/de/wuestenblume/ |title=Wüstenblume – A-Z – Filme – Österreichisches Filminstitut |publisher=Filminstitut.at |access-date=2012-02-20}}</ref> It was also nominated for a Film Award in Gold in the "Outstanding Feature Film" category at the [[German Film Awards]], and won the Audience Award in the "Best European Film" category at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054580/awards|title=Desert Flower|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, Dirie was appointed Ambassador of Peace and Security in Africa by the [[African Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afronline.org/?p=6927|title=AU appointed peace ambassadors for Africa
==Humanitarian work, campaigns, awards==
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*''Women for Women Award'' (2017), awarded in Vienna by the magazine "look!<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/5329977/Auch-in-Oesterreich-ein-Problem_Kaempferin-fuer-Rechte-von-Maedchen|title="Auch in Österreich ein Problem": Kämpferin für Rechte von Mädchen|date=November 29, 2017|website=Die Presse}}</ref>
*''Donna dell'Anno'' (2018) in Italy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/aosta/2018/03/16/news/waris-dirie-isoke-aikpitanyi-e-margarita-meira-sono-tre-le-donne-dell-anno-2018-1.33992558|title=Waris Dirie, Isoke Aikpitanyi e Margarita Meira: sono tre le Donne dell'anno 2018 - La Stampa|date=March 16, 2018|website=lastampa.it}}</ref>
*''Million Chances Award'' (2018) donated by the Fritz Henkel Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.de/duesseldorf/schwarzkopf--million-chances-award---wuestenblume--waris-dirie-wird-ausgezeichnet-31555340|title=Schwarzkopf "Million Chances Award": "Wüstenblume" Waris Dirie wird ausgezeichnet|first=Paulina|last=Meissner|date=November 7, 2018|website=Express.de}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*''[[Sunhak Peace Prize]]'' (2019) for her commitment to women's rights, awarded in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-sunhak-peace-prize-for-2019-awarded-to-waris-dirie-and-dr-akinwumi-ayodeji-adesina-300751977.html|title=The Sunhak Peace Prize for 2019 Awarded to Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina|first=The Sunhak Peace Prize|last=Committee|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20190209_OTS0028/der-in-seoul-veranstaltete-sunhak-peace-prize-fuer-2019-wurde-an-akinwumi-ayodeji-adesina-und-waris-dirie-verliehen|title=Der in Seoul veranstaltete Sunhak Peace Prize für 2019 wurde an Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina und Waris Dirie verliehen|website=OTS.at}}</ref>
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