ZEINA DACCACHE: Prisoners Until Cured, Freed or Seen | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #86

Zeina Daccache is a director, therapist and founder of “Catharsis”, the Lebanese Center for Drama Therapy. For 14 years she has worked with inmates in various prisons and domestic workers to bring attention to the drastic need for reform in Lebanon. Her work led to the creation of several laws to improve their (and our) quality of life. In this Sarde, we spoke about the following: How does Drama therapy affect prisoners Working with forgotten mentally ill inmates Inside the 2011 intifada of prisons in Lebanon How foreign domestic workers fell in love “illegally” The gray area between self-defense, revenge and justice Why do the Lebanese think so highly of themselves? How Zeina pushed for several laws to be enacted applied Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more episodes & clips! https://bit.ly/SardeAfterDinner Watch More of Sarde https://bit.ly/SardeEpisodes This Sarde is brought to you by our incredible patrons at   / sardeafterdinner   Without you guys, there is no Sarde (after dinner). Thank you. --- Chapters [0:00] Zeina Daccache’s journey from actress to drama therapist [8:19] How did the inmates react to drama therapy? [12:51] The horrifying state of Lebanese prisons [14:40] How Zeina implemented laws for inmates [19:30] Is it dangerous/difficult to in a prison [24:26] The stories of Baabda’s female inmates, from r*pe to murder [32:40] Mentally ill inmates imprisoned “until healed” [38:02] How Zeina proposed new legislation [39:47] Banned from falling in love on Lebanese soil [45:56] Where are the inmates/actors now? [48:55] Zeina Daccache’s crazy portfolio [57:04] Drama therapy after the Beirut Explosion? [1:04:29] There’s hope, but only if we get a breather --- Connect with Sarde | @sardeafterdinner   / sardeafterdinner     / sardeafterdinner     / sardeaftrdinner   Listen to Sarde on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3nBjBGW Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/album/101474... Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3kE9MGn Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/2I6ndjS --- Connect with Médéa   / medea.azouri     / medea.azouri   https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/... Connect with Mouin   / mouin.jaber   Watch Zeina’s Plays 12 Angry Lebanese    • 12 Angry Lebanese - the play        Roumie...   Scheherazade in Baabda https://vimeo.com/199213060 Shebaik Lebaik https://vimeo.com/199676764 From the Bottom of my Brain https://vimeo.com/149609631 Johar Up in The Air https://vimeo.com/195074781 ---- Created by Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber Executive Producer Rita Choueifati Edited by Dana Abdessamad Translated by Elodie Finestres & Joelle Saliba Subtitling by Image Production House ---- Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life. Digital Distribution: concast.me #Sardeafterdinner #Zeina_Daccache #MouinJaber #MedeaAzouri