Child Smile - Therapeutic Theatre in Gaza
During the earliest days of the war, alongside the first waves of displacement, a therapeutic theatre team was driven by one central question: "How can we help restore a sense of safety, expression, and joy for children living through extreme disruption and fear?" From this need, the Ibtesamat Tifl (Child Smile) initiative began working directly in the field, reaching children where they were and creating safe, warm spaces grounded in play, drawing, storytelling, and emotiona
Integrative art and drama therapy for children with behavioural and emotional challenges: a feasibility study in Jordan
This explanatory mixed methods study aimed to assess the feasibility and cultural acceptability of delivering integrative art and drama therapy to children in Jordan within a school setting. Researchers found that integrating art and drama therapy into school-based mental health programs could provide a structured environment for sustained therapeutic engagement, promoting better long-term outcomes for children. Children in Jordan experiencing emotional and behavioral challen
LEBANON & JORDAN: Interview with Sheikha Intisar AlSabah on drama therapy, female empowerment
"In an interview with Arab News, Sheikha Intisar AlSabah discusses the ground actions being taken to alleviate the impact of conflict on...
Our First Global Forum
102 attendees, 13 representatives, 1 global community. This marks the first of many future international forums connecting drama...
Israel: Drama Therapist Shoshi Keisari Interviewed on Public Radio about Playback Theater with Older
Click on image to listen to the interview (Hebrew). Drama therapist Shoshi Keisari giving a lecture at Haifa University's Gerontology...
Israel: Drama therapist Tobi Gold talks about screen-addiction in children in a radio interview
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Lebanon: Dramatherapist Zeina Daccache directs documentary film presenting her work with incarcerate
Zeina Daccache, director of ‘Scheherazade’s Diary’. Click on image to read full story on The National.
Kuwait: Profile on Fatmah Al Qadfan, first drama therapist in the country
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Kuwait: first drama therapist in the country shares her story and practice in TEDx talk
Click the play button to watch Fatma Al-Qadfan's TEDx talk.
Iraq: Drama therapy is emerging as a treatment of trauma and depression
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