2018

Episodes • 2018

Don't Kill Him in Damascus

1. Don't Kill Him in Damascus

47 min

The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.

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Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line

2. Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line

47 min

The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.

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The Diaspora Orchestra

3. The Diaspora Orchestra

48 min

Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.

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Journalism Is Not a Crime

4. Journalism Is Not a Crime

45 min

Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.

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The Great Population Exchange

5. The Great Population Exchange

48 min

The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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In the Ruins of a Dream

6. In the Ruins of a Dream

48 min

Five Syrians reflect on the devastation wrought on their homes, some of which took a lifetime to build.

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May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer

7. May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer

47 min

Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.

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Time Out

8. Time Out

47 min

After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.

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Egypt's Women Street Sellers

9. Egypt's Women Street Sellers

44 min

The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.

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Witness From the East

10. Witness From the East

48 min

While working on a kibbutz in 1967, a Japanese journalist discovers the hidden remains of a Palestinian village, changing his perspective and sparking a lifelong documentary project.

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The Last Nomads of Morocco

11. The Last Nomads of Morocco

48 min

Morocco's nomadic tribes are gradually giving up their traditional way of life to offer their children formal education.

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Paris: A Divided City

12. Paris: A Divided City

47 min

An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.

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Lebanon: Single by Choice

13. Lebanon: Single by Choice

48 min

Why are so many Lebanese women single? Five women share their stories of love, life and marriage in Lebanon.

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Seven Days in Beirut

14. Seven Days in Beirut

48 min

A British-Italian man spends one week in a Palestinian refugee camp where thousands have lived, stateless, since 1948.

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Shahira: My Syrian Friend

15. Shahira: My Syrian Friend

48 min

The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.

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Truck Attack in Nice

16. Truck Attack in Nice

45 min

French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.

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Senegal's Sinking Villages

17. Senegal's Sinking Villages

48 min

Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.

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Andalusia: Lessons in Life

18. Andalusia: Lessons in Life

44 min

A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.

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From Agadir to Dakar

19. From Agadir to Dakar

48 min

Two drivers trek 3,000 kilometres across the desert, risking life and limb to deliver a payload against the clock.

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The Hundred Million Dollar Home

20. The Hundred Million Dollar Home

48 min

A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.

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The Hunt for the Red Prince

21. The Hunt for the Red Prince

48 min

Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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The Widows' Sanctuary

22. The Widows' Sanctuary

46 min

In the heart of Lebanon‘s second-largest city, a guest house has served for centuries as a refuge for widows who are unable to support themselves financially. 10/2/2018 46

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Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt

23. Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt

48 min

Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.

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Gaddafi, Rendition and the West

24. Gaddafi, Rendition and the West

48 min

Investigating allegations that the UK and US colluded with Gaddafi to hand over his opponents for detention and torture.

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Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela

25. Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela

48 min

Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.

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Who Killed Robert Kennedy?

26. Who Killed Robert Kennedy?

47 min

More than 50 years on, questions about witness testimony, hidden evidence and true identity of Kennedy's killer remain.

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Edward Said: Out of Place

27. Edward Said: Out of Place

48 min

A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West.

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A New Lease of Life

28. A New Lease of Life

48 min

Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.

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Beirut's Refugee Artists

29. Beirut's Refugee Artists

47 min

The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.

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The Tunisian Drone Engineer

30. The Tunisian Drone Engineer

47 min

Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.

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