Al Jazeera World (2011)
2018
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Released June 29, 2011
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History, News
Keywords: tmdb.middle-east, tmdb.mediterranean, tmdb.north-africa, tmdb.news, tmdb.current-affairs, tmdb.arab-culture, tmdb.near-east, tmdb.history
Network: Al Jazeera
S8E1 - Don't Kill Him in Damascus
The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
Jan. 16, 2018, midnight
S8E2 - Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line
The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.
Jan. 23, 2018, midnight
S8E3 - The Diaspora Orchestra
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.
Jan. 30, 2018, midnight
S8E4 - Journalism Is Not a Crime
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.
Feb. 20, 2018, midnight
S8E5 - The Great Population Exchange
The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Feb. 27, 2018, midnight
S8E6 - In the Ruins of a Dream
Five Syrians reflect on the devastation wrought on their homes, some of which took a lifetime to build.
March 13, 2018, midnight
S8E7 - May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer
Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.
March 20, 2018, midnight
S8E8 - Time Out
After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.
April 3, 2018, midnight
S8E9 - Egypt's Women Street Sellers
The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.
May 8, 2018, midnight
S8E10 - Witness From the East
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.
May 22, 2018, midnight
S8E11 - The Last Nomads of Morocco
Morocco's nomadic tribes are gradually giving up their traditional way of life to offer their children formal education.
May 29, 2018, midnight
S8E12 - Paris: A Divided City
An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.
June 5, 2018, midnight
S8E13 - Lebanon: Single by Choice
Why are so many Lebanese women single? Five women share their stories of love, life and marriage in Lebanon.
June 19, 2018, midnight
S8E14 - Seven Days in Beirut
A British-Italian man spends one week in a Palestinian refugee camp where thousands have lived, stateless, since 1948.
June 26, 2018, midnight
S8E15 - Shahira: My Syrian Friend
The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.
July 3, 2018, midnight
S8E16 - Truck Attack in Nice
French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.
July 10, 2018, midnight
S8E17 - Senegal's Sinking Villages
Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.
July 24, 2018, midnight
S8E18 - Andalusia: Lessons in Life
A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.
July 31, 2018, midnight
S8E19 - From Agadir to Dakar
Two drivers trek 3,000 kilometres across the desert, risking life and limb to deliver a payload against the clock.
Aug. 14, 2018, midnight
S8E20 - The Hundred Million Dollar Home
A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.
Sept. 4, 2018, midnight
S8E21 - The Hunt for the Red Prince
Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Sept. 11, 2018, midnight
S8E22 - The Widows' Sanctuary
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
Oct. 2, 2018, midnight
S8E23 - Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt
Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.
Oct. 9, 2018, midnight
S8E24 - Gaddafi, Rendition and the West
Investigating allegations that the UK and US colluded with Gaddafi to hand over his opponents for detention and torture.
Oct. 16, 2018, midnight
S8E25 - Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela
Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.
Nov. 6, 2018, midnight
S8E26 - Who Killed Robert Kennedy?
More than 50 years on, questions about witness testimony, hidden evidence and true identity of Kennedy's killer remain.
Nov. 13, 2018, midnight
S8E27 - Edward Said: Out of Place
A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West.
Nov. 20, 2018, midnight
S8E28 - A New Lease of Life
Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.
Nov. 27, 2018, midnight
S8E29 - Beirut's Refugee Artists
The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.
Dec. 4, 2018, midnight
S8E30 - The Tunisian Drone Engineer
Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.
Dec. 11, 2018, midnight
Network: Al Jazeera
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: June 29, 2011
Last Air Date: June 1, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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