A group of Lebanese performers are using farce to highlight the country's chronic crises - but also to cheer up vulnerable people affected by conflict and poverty.
As the new year begins, we take a look at nine inspirational women from the Middle East that you might not have heard of before.
Drama therapy breaks new ground in Iraq
Feature: Raising the curtain on young women in Iraq finding their voices through drama therapy and theatre.
Theatre therapy opens the curtains for Lebanon's most marginalised
After working in notorious prisons, teaching inmates the art, Zeina Daccache has now turned her talents towards Lebanese women and Syrian ...
Theatre therapy opens the curtains for Lebanon's most marginalised
After working in notorious prisons, teaching inmates the art, Zeina Daccache has now turned her talents towards Lebanese women and Syrian ...