In Beirut play, audience relives stories of rape survivors 6 SHARES Share it! Now she is one of seven women recounting their suffering in a play about sexual violence in Lebanon. Recordings of the women’s voices ring out as the audience moves from room to room in a house in Beirut. The audience relives Ward’s story from the husband’s perspective as an actor paces in a bedroom. But rights groups were outraged that authorities watered it down so much it fell short of criminalizing marital rape.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 25, 2018 23:48 UTC