Al Jazeera World
Al Jazeera World: Season 7

Air Date

January 17, 2017

Episodes

32 episodes

Al Jazeera World

Season 7

Episodes

Divorce in Lebanon

1. Divorce in Lebanon

January 17, 2017
48 min

Five Lebanese women struggle with the complex systems of divorce within a multi-faith community.

2. ISIL in Brussels

January 24, 2017
44 min

We investigate the ISIL cell responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels.

3. Family Album

February 7, 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

February 14, 2017
46 min

The poignant stories of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the effects of imprisonment on them and their families.

King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival

5. King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival

February 21, 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

February 28, 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

March 14, 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

March 21, 2017
48 min

Ali, a young Somali refugee in the US, re-assesses his new life under the Trump presidency.

9. Passport to Freedom

March 28, 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

April 4, 2017
46 min

The Palestinian village of Qaryut struggles to deal with attacks by nearby Israeli settlers.

11. Identity, Equality, Fraternity

April 18, 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

April 25, 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

May 2, 2017
45 min

Who and what is behind the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States?

14. Bosnia: The Camp

May 9, 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

May 23, 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

May 30, 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

June 6, 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

June 20, 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

June 27, 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

August 1, 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

August 8, 2017
48 min

Myanmar's Rohingya are denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty.

22. Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive

August 15, 2017
47 min

Syria's Turkmen minority, persecuted by the Assad regime, struggle to survive the ongoing war.

23. Israel's Volunteer Soldiers

August 22, 2017
44 min

What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?

24. Horses of Misfortune

September 5, 2017
44 min

Two Moroccan men's obsession with betting on horses split their families apart.

25. Oman's Sailing Stars

September 19, 2017
45 min

Four young Omani women sailors challenge stereotypes and push the limits to represent their country internationally.

26. Egypt: Made in China

October 3, 2017
47 min

The Chinese community in Egypt has grown in recent years along with trade between the two countries.

27. The Beirut Spy

October 17, 2017
47 min

Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years.

28. Balfour: Seeds of Discord

October 31, 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

November 7, 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

November 21, 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

December 8, 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

December 19, 2017
48 min

The human impact of the Syrian war through the eyes of a Lebanese midwife helping pregnant Syrian refugees give birth.

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