Al Jazeera World
Season 8
2018 • 30 Episodes
Episodes
1. Don't Kill Him in Damascus
January 16, 2018
The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
2. Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line
January 23, 2018
The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.
3. The Diaspora Orchestra
January 30, 2018
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.
4. Journalism Is Not a Crime
February 20, 2018
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.
5. The Great Population Exchange
February 27, 2018
The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
6. In the Ruins of a Dream
March 13, 2018
Five Syrians reflect on the devastation wrought on their homes, some of which took a lifetime to build.
7. May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer
March 20, 2018
Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.
8. Time Out
April 3, 2018
After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.
9. Egypt's Women Street Sellers
May 8, 2018
The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.
10. Witness From the East
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.
11. The Last Nomads of Morocco
May 29, 2018
Morocco's nomadic tribes are gradually giving up their traditional way of life to offer their children formal education.
12. Paris: A Divided City
June 5, 2018
An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.
13. Lebanon: Single by Choice
June 19, 2018
Why are so many Lebanese women single? Five women share their stories of love, life and marriage in Lebanon.
14. Seven Days in Beirut
June 26, 2018
A British-Italian man spends one week in a Palestinian refugee camp where thousands have lived, stateless, since 1948.
15. Shahira: My Syrian Friend
July 3, 2018
The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.
16. Truck Attack in Nice
July 10, 2018
French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.
17. Senegal's Sinking Villages
July 24, 2018
Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.
18. Andalusia: Lessons in Life
July 31, 2018
A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.
19. From Agadir to Dakar
August 14, 2018
Two drivers trek 3,000 kilometres across the desert, risking life and limb to deliver a payload against the clock.
20. The Hundred Million Dollar Home
September 4, 2018
A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.
21. The Hunt for the Red Prince
September 11, 2018
Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
22. The Widows' Sanctuary
October 2, 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
23. Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt
October 9, 2018
Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.
24. Gaddafi, Rendition and the West
October 16, 2018
Investigating allegations that the UK and US colluded with Gaddafi to hand over his opponents for detention and torture.
25. Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela
November 6, 2018
Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.
26. Who Killed Robert Kennedy?
November 13, 2018
More than 50 years on, questions about witness testimony, hidden evidence and true identity of Kennedy's killer remain.
27. Edward Said: Out of Place
November 20, 2018
A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West.
28. A New Lease of Life
November 27, 2018
Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.
29. Beirut's Refugee Artists
December 4, 2018
The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.
30. The Tunisian Drone Engineer
December 11, 2018
Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.