This film tells the story of an African family fleeing to Australia (I’m not 100% sure, but I believe it’s Australia). One of the initial scenes shows the situation of a girl undergoing female circumcision, and later she becomes an activist fighting against this practice. It is not Desert Flower.
could it be ireland from somalia? if so "a girl from mogadishu" https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7552790/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
– VHS_Lives