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Series SeasonSeason 7 episodes2017
Al Jazeera World
2017
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Episodes
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Episode 148 min2017-01-17
Divorce in Lebanon
Five Lebanese women struggle with the complex systems of divorce within a multi-faith community.
Episode 244 min2017-01-24
ISIL in Brussels
We investigate the ISIL cell responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Episode 347 min2017-02-07
Family Album
Lebanese and Egyptians discover their family history through old photos and tales of the studios where they were taken.
Episode 446 min2017-02-14
Lost Time
The poignant stories of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the effects of imprisonment on them and their families.
Episode 548 min2017-02-21
King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
Episode 650 min2017-02-28
King Hussein of Jordan (2): On a Knife Edge
The second half of King Hussein’s career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
Episode 748 min2017-03-14
Syria: The Roots of Tyranny
The story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj who used fear and torture to turn 1950s Syria into a police state.
Episode 848 min2017-03-21
A Somali in America
Ali, a young Somali refugee in the US, re-assesses his new life under the Trump presidency.
Episode 948 min2017-03-28
Passport to Freedom
The stories of Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians emigrating and seeking dual nationality following the 2011 Arab Spring.
Episode 1046 min2017-04-04
A Village Under Occupation
The Palestinian village of Qaryut struggles to deal with attacks by nearby Israeli settlers.
Episode 1148 min2017-04-18
Identity, Equality, Fraternity
Young Parisians of Arab descent reflect on cultural identity, activism, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause.
Episode 1248 min2017-04-25
Return to Arms: Hadaka
A rare and exclusive insight into an Iranian Kurdish political party and paramilitary group in exile in northern Iraq.
Episode 1345 min2017-05-02
Islamophobia in the USA
Who and what is behind the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States?
Episode 1447 min2017-05-09
Bosnia: The Camp
Omarska concentration camp survivors tell chilling stories of their incarceration at the start of the Bosnian War.
Episode 1547 min2017-05-23
The Battle of Abra
We investigate an incident highlighting tensions in Lebanese politics, the role of Hezbollah, and the sectarian divide.
Episode 1647 min2017-05-30
A Fish Out of Water
Palestinian teenager Madeleine Kolab takes over her father's fishing business when he's injured in an Israeli attack.
Episode 1748 min2017-06-06
Fighters to Bikers
Four bikers who fought on different sides of the Lebanese civil war find friendship in the local Harley Davidson Club.
Episode 1847 min2017-06-20
Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna
Amid the chaos, weak border controls, and lack of effective government following the 2011 Arab Spring, ISIL gains a foothold in the eastern coastal city of Derna. After 10 months of fighting, the Libyan army and local armed groups succeed in pushing out ISIL, but interference by a former general and his private army affords them the opportunity to regroup.
Episode 1946 min2017-06-27
Libya's Shifting Sands (2): Sirte
After forcing ISIL from Derna, Libyan government-backed forces find themselves fighting ISIL in the central coastal city of Sirte, 850 kilometres west. A government victory here may also not end threats to the re-building of Libya and its future stability.
Episode 2048 min2017-08-01
Gaza: Surviving Shujayea
A young girl was rescued from the rubble of her home in Shujayea after an Israeli bomb killed most of her family.
Episode 2148 min2017-08-08
The Rohingya: Silent Abuse
Myanmar's Rohingya are denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty.
Episode 2247 min2017-08-15
Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive
Syria's Turkmen minority, persecuted by the Assad regime, struggle to survive the ongoing war.
Episode 2344 min2017-08-22
Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?
Episode 2444 min2017-09-05
Horses of Misfortune
Two Moroccan men's obsession with betting on horses split their families apart.
Episode 2545 min2017-09-19
Oman's Sailing Stars
Four young Omani women sailors challenge stereotypes and push the limits to represent their country internationally.
Episode 2647 min2017-10-03
Egypt: Made in China
The Chinese community in Egypt has grown in recent years along with trade between the two countries.
Episode 2747 min2017-10-17
The Beirut Spy
Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years.
Episode 2849 min2017-10-31
Balfour: Seeds of Discord
Docudrama depicting historical events that led to the public statement issued by the British government in 1917 announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
Episode 2948 min2017-11-07
Sperm Smugglers
Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.
Episode 3046 min2017-11-21
Hasaballah: The People's Music
A legendary Cairo brass band gave birth to an entire musical genre which still resonates with Egyptians today.
Episode 3148 min2017-12-08
Yemen: The North-South Divide
The ongoing war in Yemen and chronic humanitarian crisis are deeply rooted in the country's turbulent history.
Episode 3248 min2017-12-19
The Refugees' Midwife
The human impact of the Syrian war through the eyes of a Lebanese midwife helping pregnant Syrian refugees give birth.