Atlanta, GA 3/8/2008 2:57:37 AM
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Waris Dirie Found Alive in Belgium

Former model Waris Dirie has been found alive in Brussels, Belgium. She was found Friday after police released a nationwide missing person notice. Police say she is being questioned about her disappearance and appears to be unharmed.

Dirie was last seen Wednesday, said her manager Walter Lutschinger. She was spotted getting into a taxi after a hotel room mix-up.

 

She was scheduled to speak at two conferences this week. Dirie was a model for Chanel ads before she became a women’s rights activist. In 1996, she launched a campaign against female genital mutilation. 

 

Dirie is also an author. She wrote a best-selling biography, “Desert Flower,” and three sequels.

 

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