2016

Episodes • 2016

Defying My Disability

1. Defying My Disability

48 min

Seven disabled Palestinians negotiate the challenges of life in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank.

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The Village That's Dying

2. The Village That's Dying

43 min

The decline of Akincilar seen through the eyes of three Turkish Cypriot residents of different generations.

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Island of Death

3. Island of Death

48 min

Mayotte is a magnet for Comoros islanders who risk their lives crossing hazardous seas in search of a better life.

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After the Arab Spring

4. After the Arab Spring

48 min

Five young Arabs from countries that went through the 2011 revolutions reflect on what has happened five years on.

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Behind the Wheel

5. Behind the Wheel

48 min

The stories of four Egyptian women and the different vehicles they drive – from a rickshaw to a 36-tonne truck.

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Soft Power

6. Soft Power

48 min

We explore the history of Beirut's American University and whether it has played a role in US interests in the region.

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Giving for Eternity

7. Giving for Eternity

48 min

Waqf, an Islamic philanthropic tradition, was abolished in Tunisia in 1957. Now, there are calls to restore it.

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I Am a Syrian Child

8. I Am a Syrian Child

47 min

The impact of the Syrian civil war seen through the eyes of refugee children at risk of becoming a lost generation.

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Medicine for Sale

9. Medicine for Sale

48 min

A look at the funding crisis in Egypt's health service, from cost of medication to organ sales and "patients for hire".

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Life in the Shadows

10. Life in the Shadows

47 min

Decades after migrating to Lebanon, more than 250,000 Palestinians are still denied basic social and economic rights.

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Yemen: Pulling the Strings

11. Yemen: Pulling the Strings

47 min

How did Yemen's Houthis take Sanaa so easily? Was former President Saleh part of an unlikely alliance with the group?

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The Battle of Misrata

12. The Battle of Misrata

46 min

Six years on, Misratans reflect on the siege of their city and how it played a role in the downfall of Gaddafi.

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Egypt: On the Breadline

13. Egypt: On the Breadline

48 min

Once the provider of grain to the entire Roman Empire, Egypt is now the largest importer of wheat in the world.

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Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (1)

14. Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (1)

48 min

The story of the secret century-old deal which aimed to carve up the Middle East in ways that still reverberate today.

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Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (2)

15. Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (2)

48 min

The story of the secret century-old deal which aimed to carve up the Middle East in ways that still reverberate today.

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The Grand Marriage

16. The Grand Marriage

48 min

A unique insight into the traditional "grand marriage" of a Comoran government minister and his two wives.

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Ramadan North and South

17. Ramadan North and South

46 min

An intimate look at the month of Ramadan through the eyes of Muslims in opposite ends of the world.

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Israel's Great Divide

18. Israel's Great Divide

47 min

Are Jews of Middle Eastern, North African and Spanish descent discriminated against in Israel?

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Gaza: The Last Picture

19. Gaza: The Last Picture

47 min

A Palestinian cameraman records the 2014 Israeli assault on Shujayea, including the final moments of his own life.

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Farah

20. Farah

48 min

A unique look into the special relationship between an injured girl and her Palestinian guardian.

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The Israeli Dervish

21. The Israeli Dervish

44 min

We follow one man as he becomes the only Israeli granted access to the inner sanctum of the Whirling Dervish order.

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Massacre in Rabaa

22. Massacre in Rabaa

48 min

Three years on, Egyptians reflect on the worst attack on protesters in modern history.

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Shifah Hospital

23. Shifah Hospital

48 min

We go behind the scenes at Gaza's only hospital and revisit the harrowing attacks on the strip in the summer of 2014.

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Palestinian Wedding

24. Palestinian Wedding

46 min

An insight into Palestinian weddings, uniting faiths and communities, and upholding traditions as a form of resistance.

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Journey Into the Unknown

25. Journey Into the Unknown

47 min

We follow two Syrian refugees who part with large sums of money to embark on clandestine journeys fraught with danger.

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Life in a Suitcase

26. Life in a Suitcase

46 min

A look at the poignant stories of two Armenian women in Turkey, trying to support their families far from home.

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The Holy Land Five (1)

27. The Holy Land Five (1)

45 min

Soon after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001, the largest Muslim charity in the United States - the Holy Land Foundation - was shut down, its assets frozen and five of its senior staff arrested by the FBI.

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The Holy Land Five (2)

28. The Holy Land Five (2)

45 min

Just as the Five were celebrating their apparent acquittal, the prosecution charged them in a second case. In the second trial a year later, the men were convicted of providing 'material support' to Hamas and in 2009, were sentenced to between 15 and 65 years in prison. The Five have lost all their appeals.

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Catalonia's Last Bullfight

29. Catalonia's Last Bullfight

47 min

A look at the Catalan ban on bullfighting – is it a revered Spanish tradition, a cruel sport or a symbol of separatism?

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Somalia: The Forgotten Story (1): Independence to Chaos

30. Somalia: The Forgotten Story (1): Independence to Chaos

47 min

Somalia's decline from a stable and prosperous country to a nation ravaged by civil war, famine and pirates.

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Somalia: The Forgotten Story (2): Diaspora

31. Somalia: The Forgotten Story (2): Diaspora

46 min

Somalia's civil war forced much of the country's population to flee abroad. Although free from the ravages of war, the diaspora still faces issues of integration, clan discrimination, and use of the drug khat.

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Thank You, Football (1): Toure and Brahimi

32. Thank You, Football (1): Toure and Brahimi

48 min

The stories of Yaya Toure and Yacine Brahimi, whose lives have been transformed by their glittering careers in football.

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Thank You, Football (2): El-Arabi and Al-Habsi

33. Thank You, Football (2): El-Arabi and Al-Habsi

48 min

Two more stories of lives transformed by outstanding careers in football.

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The Last Villagers of Avsar

34. The Last Villagers of Avsar

43 min

A rural community in western Turkey is losing its livelihood, population and hope for the future.

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