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Series SeasonSeason 4 episodes2014
Al Jazeera World
2014
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Episodes
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Episode 145 min2014-02-05
40 Years of Solitude
What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?
Episode 245 min2014-02-12
Escape in Istanbul
Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?
Episode 345 min2014-02-19
The Power and the Pain
We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.
Episode 445 min2014-02-26
A Passage to Nowhere
A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.
Episode 545 min2014-03-04
Stateless
Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.
Episode 647 min2014-03-19
Syria: The Battle Beyond
Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.
Episode 746 min2014-04-02
Slave
One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.
Episode 846 min2014-04-09
Coming Back
In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.
Episode 947 min2014-04-30
Harvest Time
A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.
Episode 1048 min2014-05-14
Lost Cities of Palestine
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.
Episode 1147 min2014-05-21
Syria: The Wounds of War
The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.
Episode 1247 min2014-05-28
Area C
Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.
Episode 1348 min2014-06-04
Shattered Heritage
The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.
Episode 1448 min2014-06-11
Brazil: World Cup Nation
Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.
Episode 1548 min2014-06-16
Roadtrip Iraq
From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.
Episode 1648 min2014-06-17
Journey Into an Invisible War
The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.
Episode 1748 min2014-06-26
Algerian Wedding
A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.
Episode 1848 min2014-07-02
Going Against the Grain
Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.
Episode 1944 min2014-07-10
The Uighurs: Eternal Exile
Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.
Episode 2048 min2014-07-17
Son of the Desert
Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
Episode 2145 min2014-07-23
Syria: So Near, So Far
Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.
Episode 2248 min2014-07-30
Gypsy Melody
Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
Episode 2347 min2014-08-06
Gaza: Left in the Dark
Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.
Episode 2446 min2014-08-11
Khuzaa: Attack and Aftermath
What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?
Episode 2548 min2014-08-12
Hunger Strike
To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?
Episode 2648 min2014-09-10
Slavery in Yemen
Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.
Episode 2746 min2014-09-17
Shattered Dreams
Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.
Episode 2847 min2014-09-24
The Bedouin of Petra
We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.
Episode 2948 min2014-10-01
Stronger Than Words
The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.
Episode 3047 min2014-10-08
Between the Desert and the Fire
Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.
Episode 3144 min2014-10-15
Ceuta: Multicultural City
In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.
Episode 3247 min2014-10-22
Wave Upon Wave
The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.
Episode 3346 min2014-12-10
Stories From the Intifada (1)
Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.
Episode 3446 min2014-12-17
Stories From the Intifada (2)
How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.
Episode 3548 min2014-12-26
Camels in the Outback
Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?