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Rania al-Baz suffered multiple fractures (picture: Arab News)

Earlier this month, a prominent Saudi television presenter made international headlines when she permitted newspapers to print horrific images of injuries she said she had sustained from an alleged beating by her husband.

Rania al-Baz's bruised and swollen face shocked the global community - and ignited an unprecedented public debate within Saudi Arabia itself over the normally taboo issue of domestic violence.

In an interview with the BBC's Outlook programme, Ms Baz reveals why she felt compelled to speak out about what happened to her and the extraordinary reaction her decision has prompted.

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I'm fine now, but I've had to undergo some facelift surgery, After the injury I was in a very bad state and was about to die.

My husband first tried to strangle me until I fell unconscious, then he tried to smash my face.

Later he took me to the hospital while I was still unconscious and dropped me off at