Popular British TV drama to feature female genital mutilation plotline

By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Popular British period drama "Call the Midwife" is to feature female genital mutilation (FGM) in a storyline about a pregnant Somali woman living in east London in the 1960s. Campaigners against FGM welcomed the news, saying the mainstream show would help boost awareness of the widely condemned practice which has long been shrouded in secrecy. It's amazing," said British activist Hibo Wardere whose FGM prevention work includes training medical