Roumieh, Lebanon  - Drama therapy is common in jails in Europe, but the technique was first introduced to inmates in Lebanon by a Lebanese director who volunteered to help prisoners express themselves and communicate with others.

Zeina Dakkash, a Lebanese comic actress and director, introduced what she described as a "pilot project" to Lebanese prisons and took Roumieh central jail, 20 kilometres north-east of Beirut, as her first location this year.