Somali Refugee Gains Support of Country's PM in Campaign Against FGM

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A Somali refugee who fled her nation's civil war at age 17 is due to return to advise the government on ending the practice of female genital mutilation, or FGM – a cultural or religious practice carried out in large parts of Africa and the Middle East. VOA’s Henry Ridgwell spoke to Ifrah Ahmed ahead of her trip and reports from London.