2023 • 23 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 10, 2023
Spying, secrecy, intrigue – a dark world of Israeli intelligence in Turkey, as Mossad searches for useful information.
Episode 2 • Jan 17, 2023
How a state-imposed musical ban led to a new Turkish musical genre, Arabesque, now enjoyed by millions worldwide.
Episode 3 • Jan 24, 2023
The first in a two-part series on this landmark decade looks at conflicts, coups and how oil transformed economies.
Episode 4 • Jan 31, 2023
The second in a two-part series looks at Arab films and plays that challenged censorship and forged new cultural forms.
Episode 5 • Feb 07, 2023
How Tunisia's last monarch was deposed by its first president – a power struggle remembered on Tunisian Republic Day.
Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2023
As two young Palestinians try to start a life together in a Beirut refugee camp, they face problems setting up a home.
Episode 7 • Feb 28, 2023
One man's journey to discover his Bektashi roots reveals a religious order that suffered centuries of oppression.
Episode 8 • Mar 14, 2023
Iraqi Symphony Orchestra's fight for survival despite war, sectarian violence, sanctions, a lack of musicians and funds.
Episode 9 • Mar 21, 2023
New Palestinian armed groups like the Jenin Brigades, and the Lions’ Den in Nablus, are emerging in the occupied West Bank to challenge the Israeli occupation.
Episode 10 • Apr 04, 2023
The English-speaking nation on the Caribbean Sea is home to a small but influential Muslim population.
Episode 11 • Apr 18, 2023
Fouad Chehab, who died 50 years ago, was an army chief-turned-president and the architect of modern Lebanon.
Episode 12 • Apr 25, 2023
A Lebanese gold mining magnate in Canada and an Egyptian economist in the US are both successful Arabs living abroad.
Episode 13 • May 02, 2023
Senegalese women reflect on the loss of their menfolk, feared dead after attempting the 1,500km boat journey to Europe.
Episode 14 • May 23, 2023
The life and death of Nuri al-Said, who served as Iraqi prime minister 14 times between 1930 and 1958.
Episode 15 • May 30, 2023
Three young Moroccan amateur footballers dream of one day turning professional against the odds.
Episode 16 • Jun 06, 2023
Are dating apps an acceptable way for Muslims to find a life partner or just a means of getting around rules on dating?
Episode 17 • Jun 13, 2023
A tiny village football club fight their way from the bottom to become Palestinian Premier League champions.
Episode 18 • Jul 18, 2023
Israel's army had killed many journalists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories before 7 October. Now it's far more.
Episode 19 • Jul 25, 2023
The last days of John Garang, Sudanese rebel leader and vice president, killed in a mysterious helicopter crash in 2005.
Episode 20 • Aug 08, 2023
Thousands from the Tuareg community flock to the annual Sebeiba festival held in an oasis town deep in the Sahara.
Episode 21 • Aug 15, 2023
Profiling two popular all-women bands: Naya from Jordan and The Lady's Drum in Egypt.
Episode 22 • Aug 22, 2023
Profiling two popular all-women bands: the Takht ensemble in Syria and the Chefchaouen Hadra Sufi band from Morocco.
Episode 23 • Sep 05, 2023
Power politics in Tunisia in the 1970s and Prime Minister Hedi Nouira's battle to bring prosperity to his country.