About this season
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Episodes (32)
1. Divorce in Lebanon
Aired 17 January 2017 • 48 min
Five Lebanese women struggle with the complex systems of divorce within a multi-faith community.
2. ISIL in Brussels
Aired 24 January 2017 • 44 min
We investigate the ISIL cell responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
3. Family Album
Aired 7 February 2017 • 47 min
Lebanese and Egyptians discover their family history through old photos and tales of the studios where they were taken.
4. Lost Time
Aired 14 February 2017 • 46 min
The poignant stories of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the effects of imprisonment on them and their families.
5. King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival
Aired 21 February 2017 • 48 min
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
6. King Hussein of Jordan (2): On a Knife Edge
Aired 28 February 2017 • 50 min
The second half of King Hussein’s career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
7. Syria: The Roots of Tyranny
Aired 14 March 2017 • 48 min
The story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj who used fear and torture to turn 1950s Syria into a police state.
8. A Somali in America
Aired 21 March 2017 • 48 min
Ali, a young Somali refugee in the US, re-assesses his new life under the Trump presidency.
9. Passport to Freedom
Aired 28 March 2017 • 48 min
The stories of Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians emigrating and seeking dual nationality following the 2011 Arab Spring.
10. A Village Under Occupation
Aired 4 April 2017 • 46 min
The Palestinian village of Qaryut struggles to deal with attacks by nearby Israeli settlers.
11. Identity, Equality, Fraternity
Aired 18 April 2017 • 48 min
Young Parisians of Arab descent reflect on cultural identity, activism, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause.
12. Return to Arms: Hadaka
Aired 25 April 2017 • 48 min
A rare and exclusive insight into an Iranian Kurdish political party and paramilitary group in exile in northern Iraq.
13. Islamophobia in the USA
Aired 2 May 2017 • 45 min
Who and what is behind the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States?
14. Bosnia: The Camp
Aired 9 May 2017 • 47 min
Omarska concentration camp survivors tell chilling stories of their incarceration at the start of the Bosnian War.
15. The Battle of Abra
Aired 23 May 2017 • 47 min
We investigate an incident highlighting tensions in Lebanese politics, the role of Hezbollah, and the sectarian divide.
16. A Fish Out of Water
Aired 30 May 2017 • 47 min
Palestinian teenager Madeleine Kolab takes over her father's fishing business when he's injured in an Israeli attack.
17. Fighters to Bikers
Aired 6 June 2017 • 48 min
Four bikers who fought on different sides of the Lebanese civil war find friendship in the local Harley Davidson Club.
18. Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna
Aired 20 June 2017 • 47 min
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.
19. Libya's Shifting Sands (2): Sirte
Aired 27 June 2017 • 46 min
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.
20. Gaza: Surviving Shujayea
Aired 1 August 2017 • 48 min
A young girl was rescued from the rubble of her home in Shujayea after an Israeli bomb killed most of her family.
21. The Rohingya: Silent Abuse
Aired 8 August 2017 • 48 min
Myanmar's Rohingya are denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty.
22. Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive
Aired 15 August 2017 • 47 min
Syria's Turkmen minority, persecuted by the Assad regime, struggle to survive the ongoing war.
23. Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
Aired 22 August 2017 • 44 min
What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?
24. Horses of Misfortune
Aired 5 September 2017 • 44 min
Two Moroccan men's obsession with betting on horses split their families apart.
25. Oman's Sailing Stars
Aired 19 September 2017 • 45 min
Four young Omani women sailors challenge stereotypes and push the limits to represent their country internationally.
26. Egypt: Made in China
Aired 3 October 2017 • 47 min
The Chinese community in Egypt has grown in recent years along with trade between the two countries.
27. The Beirut Spy
Aired 17 October 2017 • 47 min
Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years.
28. Balfour: Seeds of Discord
Aired 31 October 2017 • 49 min
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.
29. Sperm Smugglers
Aired 7 November 2017 • 48 min
Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.
30. Hasaballah: The People's Music
Aired 21 November 2017 • 46 min
A legendary Cairo brass band gave birth to an entire musical genre which still resonates with Egyptians today.
31. Yemen: The North-South Divide
Aired 8 December 2017 • 48 min
The ongoing war in Yemen and chronic humanitarian crisis are deeply rooted in the country's turbulent history.
32. The Refugees' Midwife
Aired 19 December 2017 • 48 min
The human impact of the Syrian war through the eyes of a Lebanese midwife helping pregnant Syrian refugees give birth.