A representational image of a homemade tool used for female circumcision in northeast Uganda. — AFP/File TOUBA/IVORY COAST: In a rather disturbing disclosure, it has been revealed that genitalia from girls mutilated in Ivory Coast was being sold for the purposes of being used in “magic” and other rituals. As reflected in extensive interviews with … Read more
Rebecca Ferguson has been cast in Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance’s adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s “The Magic Faraway Tree.” The film, based on Blyton’s beloved “The Faraway Tree” series, follows the Thompson family as they move to the English countryside and discover a magical tree. The fantastical tree’s residents … Read more
Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Laurence Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (“The Life of Pi”) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Gangs of London”) have joined the cast of the film adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s “The Magic Faraway Tree,” which is currently in production. The film, based on Blyton’s beloved “The Faraway Tree” series, follows the Thompson family as they … Read more