Al Jazeera World Season 8

Al Jazeera World - Season 8

2018 • 30 episodes

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30 episodes
Jan 16, 2018

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30 episodes
Don't Kill Him in Damascus
Episode 1

Don't Kill Him in Damascus

Episode 1 • Jan 16, 2018

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
Episode 2

Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line

Episode 2 • Jan 23, 2018

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

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The Diaspora Orchestra
Episode 3

The Diaspora Orchestra

Episode 3 • Jan 30, 2018

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
Episode 4

Journalism Is Not a Crime

Episode 4 • Feb 20, 2018

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

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The Great Population Exchange
Episode 5

The Great Population Exchange

Episode 5 • Feb 27, 2018

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
Episode 6

In the Ruins of a Dream

Episode 6 • Mar 13, 2018

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
Episode 7

May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer

Episode 7 • Mar 20, 2018

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

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Time Out
Episode 8

Time Out

Episode 8 • Apr 03, 2018

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
Episode 9

Egypt's Women Street Sellers

Episode 9 • May 08, 2018

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
Episode 10

Witness From the East

Episode 10 • May 22, 2018

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
Episode 11

The Last Nomads of Morocco

Episode 11 • May 29, 2018

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
Episode 12

Paris: A Divided City

Episode 12 • Jun 05, 2018

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

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Lebanon: Single by Choice
Episode 13

Lebanon: Single by Choice

Episode 13 • Jun 19, 2018

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
Episode 14

Seven Days in Beirut

Episode 14 • Jun 26, 2018

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
Episode 15

Shahira: My Syrian Friend

Episode 15 • Jul 03, 2018

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

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Truck Attack in Nice
Episode 16

Truck Attack in Nice

Episode 16 • Jul 10, 2018

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
Episode 17

Senegal's Sinking Villages

Episode 17 • Jul 24, 2018

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
Episode 18

Andalusia: Lessons in Life

Episode 18 • Jul 31, 2018

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
Episode 19

From Agadir to Dakar

Episode 19 • Aug 14, 2018

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
Episode 20

The Hundred Million Dollar Home

Episode 20 • Sep 04, 2018

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
Episode 21

The Hunt for the Red Prince

Episode 21 • Sep 11, 2018

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
Episode 22

The Widows' Sanctuary

Episode 22 • Oct 02, 2018

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
Episode 23

Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt

Episode 23 • Oct 09, 2018

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
Episode 24

Gaddafi, Rendition and the West

Episode 24 • Oct 16, 2018

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
Episode 25

Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela

Episode 25 • Nov 06, 2018

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

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Who Killed Robert Kennedy?
Episode 26

Who Killed Robert Kennedy?

Episode 26 • Nov 13, 2018

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
Episode 27

Edward Said: Out of Place

Episode 27 • Nov 20, 2018

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
Episode 28

A New Lease of Life

Episode 28 • Nov 27, 2018

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
Episode 29

Beirut's Refugee Artists

Episode 29 • Dec 04, 2018

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
Episode 30

The Tunisian Drone Engineer

Episode 30 • Dec 11, 2018

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

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