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Al Jazeera World Season 2018: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 2018 Episodes

1. Don't Kill Him in Damascus

January 16th, 201847 min

The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.

2. Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line

January 23rd, 201847 min

The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.

3. The Diaspora Orchestra

January 30th, 201848 min

Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.

4. Journalism Is Not a Crime

February 20th, 201845 min

Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.

5. The Great Population Exchange

February 27th, 201848 min

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 13th, 201848 min

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 20th, 201847 min

Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.

8. Time Out

April 3rd, 201847 min

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 8th, 201844 min

The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.

10. Witness From the East

May 22nd, 201848 min

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 29th, 201848 min

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 5th, 201847 min

An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.

13. Lebanon: Single by Choice

June 19th, 201848 min

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 26th, 201848 min

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 3rd, 201848 min

The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.

16. Truck Attack in Nice

July 10th, 201845 min

French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.

17. Senegal's Sinking Villages

July 24th, 201848 min

Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.

18. Andalusia: Lessons in Life

July 31st, 201844 min

A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.

19. From Agadir to Dakar

August 14th, 201848 min

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 4th, 201848 min

A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.

21. The Hunt for the Red Prince

September 11th, 201848 min

Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

22. The Widows' Sanctuary

October 2nd, 201846 min

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 9th, 201848 min

Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.

24. Gaddafi, Rendition and the West

October 16th, 201848 min

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 6th, 201848 min

Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.

26. Who Killed Robert Kennedy?

November 13th, 201847 min

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 20th, 201848 min

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 27th, 201848 min

Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.

29. Beirut's Refugee Artists

December 4th, 201847 min

The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.

30. The Tunisian Drone Engineer

December 11th, 201847 min

Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.

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