Amna Nawaz
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Rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot’s 'A Hymn to Life' chronicles resilience after abuse
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April 1, 2026
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14:54Now PlayingIn 2020, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a police station and life as she knew it ended. She learned that her husband had been drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to abuse her for nearly a decade. The case led to a reckoning about sexual abuse and revealed the power of one woman’s voice. Amna Nawaz sat down with Pelicot to discuss her book, "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides."
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