Al Jazeera World Season 6

Al Jazeera World - Season 6

2016 • 34 episodes

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34 episodes
Jan 19, 2016

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34 episodes
Defying My Disability
Episode 1

Defying My Disability

Episode 1 • Jan 19, 2016

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

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48m
The Village That's Dying
Episode 2

The Village That's Dying

Episode 2 • Jan 26, 2016

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

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43m
Island of Death
Episode 3

Island of Death

Episode 3 • Feb 02, 2016

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

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48m
After the Arab Spring
Episode 4

After the Arab Spring

Episode 4 • Feb 16, 2016

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

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48m
Behind the Wheel
Episode 5

Behind the Wheel

Episode 5 • Feb 23, 2016

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

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48m
Soft Power
Episode 6

Soft Power

Episode 6 • Mar 01, 2016

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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48m
Giving for Eternity
Episode 7

Giving for Eternity

Episode 7 • Mar 08, 2016

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

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48m
I Am a Syrian Child
Episode 8

I Am a Syrian Child

Episode 8 • Mar 29, 2016

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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47m
Medicine for Sale
Episode 9

Medicine for Sale

Episode 9 • Apr 05, 2016

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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48m
Life in the Shadows
Episode 10

Life in the Shadows

Episode 10 • Apr 12, 2016

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

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47m
Yemen: Pulling the Strings
Episode 11

Yemen: Pulling the Strings

Episode 11 • Apr 19, 2016

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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47m
The Battle of Misrata
Episode 12

The Battle of Misrata

Episode 12 • Apr 26, 2016

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
Episode 13

Egypt: On the Breadline

Episode 13 • May 10, 2016

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)
Episode 14

Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (1)

Episode 14 • May 17, 2016

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)
Episode 15

Sykes-Picot: Lines in the Sand (2)

Episode 15 • May 24, 2016

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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48m
The Grand Marriage
Episode 16

The Grand Marriage

Episode 16 • Jun 07, 2016

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

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48m
Ramadan North and South
Episode 17

Ramadan North and South

Episode 17 • Jun 28, 2016

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

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46m
Israel's Great Divide
Episode 18

Israel's Great Divide

Episode 18 • Jul 12, 2016

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

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Gaza: The Last Picture
Episode 19

Gaza: The Last Picture

Episode 19 • Jul 19, 2016

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

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47m
Farah
Episode 20

Farah

Episode 20 • Jul 26, 2016

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

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48m
The Israeli Dervish
Episode 21

The Israeli Dervish

Episode 21 • Aug 09, 2016

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
Episode 22

Massacre in Rabaa

Episode 22 • Aug 16, 2016

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

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48m
Shifah Hospital
Episode 23

Shifah Hospital

Episode 23 • Aug 23, 2016

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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48m
Palestinian Wedding
Episode 24

Palestinian Wedding

Episode 24 • Aug 30, 2016

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

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46m
Journey Into the Unknown
Episode 25

Journey Into the Unknown

Episode 25 • Sep 20, 2016

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

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47m
Life in a Suitcase
Episode 26

Life in a Suitcase

Episode 26 • Sep 27, 2016

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

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46m
The Holy Land Five (1)
Episode 27

The Holy Land Five (1)

Episode 27 • Oct 04, 2016

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)
Episode 28

The Holy Land Five (2)

Episode 28 • Oct 11, 2016

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
Episode 29

Catalonia's Last Bullfight

Episode 29 • Oct 18, 2016

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
Episode 30

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

Episode 30 • Oct 25, 2016

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
Episode 31

Somalia: The Forgotten Story (2): Diaspora

Episode 31 • Nov 01, 2016

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
Episode 32

Thank You, Football (1): Toure and Brahimi

Episode 32 • Nov 15, 2016

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

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48m
Thank You, Football (2): El-Arabi and Al-Habsi
Episode 33

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

Episode 33 • Nov 22, 2016

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

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48m
The Last Villagers of Avsar
Episode 34

The Last Villagers of Avsar

Episode 34 • Nov 29, 2016

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

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43m