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2018

30 episodes · 2018

  1. 1Don't Kill Him in Damascus

    16 Jan 2018 · 47 min

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

  2. 2Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line

    23 Jan 2018 · 47 min

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

  3. 3The Diaspora Orchestra

    30 Jan 2018 · 48 min

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

  4. 4Journalism Is Not a Crime

    20 Feb 2018 · 45 min

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

  5. 5The Great Population Exchange

    27 Feb 2018 · 48 min

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

  6. 6In the Ruins of a Dream

    13 Mar 2018 · 48 min

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

  7. 7May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer

    20 Mar 2018 · 47 min

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

  8. 8Time Out

    03 Apr 2018 · 47 min

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

  9. 9Egypt's Women Street Sellers

    08 May 2018 · 44 min

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

  10. 10Witness From the East

    22 May 2018 · 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.

  11. 11The Last Nomads of Morocco

    29 May 2018 · 48 min

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

  12. 12Paris: A Divided City

    05 Jun 2018 · 47 min

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

  13. 13Lebanon: Single by Choice

    19 Jun 2018 · 48 min

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

  14. 14Seven Days in Beirut

    26 Jun 2018 · 48 min

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

  15. 15Shahira: My Syrian Friend

    03 Jul 2018 · 48 min

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

  16. 16Truck Attack in Nice

    10 Jul 2018 · 45 min

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

  17. 17Senegal's Sinking Villages

    24 Jul 2018 · 48 min

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

  18. 18Andalusia: Lessons in Life

    31 Jul 2018 · 44 min

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

  19. 19From Agadir to Dakar

    14 Aug 2018 · 48 min

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

  20. 20The Hundred Million Dollar Home

    04 Sep 2018 · 48 min

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

  21. 21The Hunt for the Red Prince

    11 Sep 2018 · 48 min

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

  22. 22The Widows' Sanctuary

    02 Oct 2018 · 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

  23. 23Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt

    09 Oct 2018 · 48 min

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

  24. 24Gaddafi, Rendition and the West

    16 Oct 2018 · 48 min

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

  25. 25Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela

    06 Nov 2018 · 48 min

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

  26. 26Who Killed Robert Kennedy?

    13 Nov 2018 · 47 min

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

  27. 27Edward Said: Out of Place

    20 Nov 2018 · 48 min

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

  28. 28A New Lease of Life

    27 Nov 2018 · 48 min

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

  29. 29Beirut's Refugee Artists

    04 Dec 2018 · 47 min

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

  30. 30The Tunisian Drone Engineer

    11 Dec 2018 · 47 min

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