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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 20 MIN

Episode 1: Say It Louder - Grateful to Be Alive, My Story of Surviving Kidnapping and Rape in Dubai

from The Say It Louder Podcast · host Selina Waterman-Smith

In 2012, my life was turned upside down when I was kidnapped and gang raped in Dubai — and then treated like the criminal. In this raw, unfiltered first episode of Say It Louder, I share the truth about what really happened, how the system failed me, and why I now speak openly about the darkest chapter of my life.Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, kidnapping, and abuse.

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