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2016

34 episodes · 2016

  1. 1Defying My Disability

    19 Jan 2016 · 48 min

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

  2. 2The Village That's Dying

    26 Jan 2016 · 43 min

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

  3. 3Island of Death

    02 Feb 2016 · 48 min

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

  4. 4After the Arab Spring

    16 Feb 2016 · 48 min

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

  5. 5Behind the Wheel

    23 Feb 2016 · 48 min

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

  6. 6Soft Power

    01 Mar 2016 · 48 min

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

  7. 7Giving for Eternity

    08 Mar 2016 · 48 min

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

  8. 8I Am a Syrian Child

    29 Mar 2016 · 47 min

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

  9. 9Medicine for Sale

    05 Apr 2016 · 48 min

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

  10. 10Life in the Shadows

    12 Apr 2016 · 47 min

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

  11. 11Yemen: Pulling the Strings

    19 Apr 2016 · 47 min

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

  12. 12The Battle of Misrata

    26 Apr 2016 · 46 min

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

  13. 13Egypt: On the Breadline

    10 May 2016 · 48 min

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

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

    17 May 2016 · 48 min

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

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

    24 May 2016 · 48 min

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

  16. 16The Grand Marriage

    07 Jun 2016 · 48 min

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

  17. 17Ramadan North and South

    28 Jun 2016 · 46 min

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

  18. 18Israel's Great Divide

    12 Jul 2016 · 47 min

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

  19. 19Gaza: The Last Picture

    19 Jul 2016 · 47 min

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

  20. 20Farah

    26 Jul 2016 · 48 min

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

  21. 21The Israeli Dervish

    09 Aug 2016 · 44 min

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

  22. 22Massacre in Rabaa

    16 Aug 2016 · 48 min

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

  23. 23Shifah Hospital

    23 Aug 2016 · 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.

  24. 24Palestinian Wedding

    30 Aug 2016 · 46 min

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

  25. 25Journey Into the Unknown

    20 Sep 2016 · 47 min

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

  26. 26Life in a Suitcase

    27 Sep 2016 · 46 min

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

  27. 27The Holy Land Five (1)

    04 Oct 2016 · 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.

  28. 28The Holy Land Five (2)

    11 Oct 2016 · 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.

  29. 29Catalonia's Last Bullfight

    18 Oct 2016 · 47 min

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

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

    25 Oct 2016 · 47 min

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

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

    01 Nov 2016 · 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.

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

    15 Nov 2016 · 48 min

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

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

    22 Nov 2016 · 48 min

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

  34. 34The Last Villagers of Avsar

    29 Nov 2016 · 43 min

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