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A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Episode 23 : Hedi Nouira: Shaping Tunisia
September. 05,2023
Power politics in Tunisia in the 1970s and Prime Minister Hedi Nouira's battle to bring prosperity to his country.
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Episode 22 : Sisters in Song: Syria and Morocco
August. 22,2023
Profiling two popular all-women bands: the Takht ensemble in Syria and the Chefchaouen Hadra Sufi band from Morocco.
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Episode 21 : Sisters in Song: Jordan and Egypt
August. 15,2023
Profiling two popular all-women bands: Naya from Jordan and The Lady's Drum in Egypt.
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Episode 20 : Sebeiba: A Tuareg Festival
August. 08,2023
Thousands from the Tuareg community flock to the annual Sebeiba festival held in an oasis town deep in the Sahara.
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Episode 19 : John Garang: A Mysterious Death
July. 25,2023
The last days of John Garang, Sudanese rebel leader and vice president, killed in a mysterious helicopter crash in 2005.
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Episode 18 : Shooting the Messenger
July. 18,2023
Israel's army had killed many journalists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories before 7 October. Now it's far more.
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Episode 17 : One Family, One Team
June. 13,2023
A tiny village football club fight their way from the bottom to become Palestinian Premier League champions.
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Episode 16 : Swipe Right for Marriage
June. 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?
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Episode 15 : Waiting on the Bench
May. 30,2023
Three young Moroccan amateur footballers dream of one day turning professional against the odds.
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Episode 14 : The Iraqi Power Broker
May. 23,2023
The life and death of Nuri al-Said, who served as Iraqi prime minister 14 times between 1930 and 1958.
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Episode 13 : Senegal: Widows of the Sea
May. 02,2023
Senegalese women reflect on the loss of their menfolk, feared dead after attempting the 1,500km boat journey to Europe.
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Episode 12 : Arabs Abroad: The Money Men
April. 25,2023
A Lebanese gold mining magnate in Canada and an Egyptian economist in the US are both successful Arabs living abroad.
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Episode 11 : The Soldier Statesman
April. 18,2023
Fouad Chehab, who died 50 years ago, was an army chief-turned-president and the architect of modern Lebanon.
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Episode 10 : Ramadan in Guyana
April. 04,2023
The English-speaking nation on the Caribbean Sea is home to a small but influential Muslim population.
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Episode 9 : A New Face of Palestinian Resistance
March. 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.
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Episode 8 : Symphony for Iraq
March. 14,2023
Iraqi Symphony Orchestra's fight for survival despite war, sectarian violence, sanctions, a lack of musicians and funds.
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Episode 7 : In the Footsteps of My Bektashi Ancestors
February. 28,2023
One man's journey to discover his Bektashi roots reveals a religious order that suffered centuries of oppression.
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Episode 6 : Shatila Camp: The Price of Love
February. 21,2023
As two young Palestinians try to start a life together in a Beirut refugee camp, they face problems setting up a home.
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Episode 5 : The Last Monarch of Tunisia: Power and Politics
February. 07,2023
How Tunisia's last monarch was deposed by its first president – a power struggle remembered on Tunisian Republic Day.
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Episode 4 : The Seventies in the Arab World (2): Stage and Screen
January. 31,2023
The second in a two-part series looks at Arab films and plays that challenged censorship and forged new cultural forms.
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Episode 3 : The Seventies in the Arab World (1): Politics
January. 24,2023
The first in a two-part series on this landmark decade looks at conflicts, coups and how oil transformed economies.
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Episode 2 : Turkiye's Arabesque Music
January. 17,2023
How a state-imposed musical ban led to a new Turkish musical genre, Arabesque, now enjoyed by millions worldwide.
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Episode 1 : Mossad in Istanbul
January. 10,2023
Spying, secrecy, intrigue – a dark world of Israeli intelligence in Turkey, as Mossad searches for useful information.
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