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Season 7

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Season 7

2017

  • Air date:2017-01-17
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  • Number of episodes:32

List of Episodes

Divorce in Lebanon
S7E1
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Air date: 2017-01-17

Runtime: 48 min

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

ISIL in Brussels
S7E2
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Air date: 2017-01-24

Runtime: 44 min

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

Family Album
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Air date: 2017-02-07

Runtime: 47 min

Lebanese and Egyptians discover their family history through old photos and tales of the studios where they were taken.

Lost Time
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Air date: 2017-02-14

Runtime: 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
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Air date: 2017-02-21

Runtime: 48 min

The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.

King Hussein of Jordan (2): On a Knife Edge
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Air date: 2017-02-28

Runtime: 50 min

The second half of King Hussein’s career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.

Syria: The Roots of Tyranny
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Air date: 2017-03-14

Runtime: 48 min

The story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj who used fear and torture to turn 1950s Syria into a police state.

A Somali in America
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Air date: 2017-03-21

Runtime: 48 min

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

Passport to Freedom
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Air date: 2017-03-28

Runtime: 48 min

The stories of Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians emigrating and seeking dual nationality following the 2011 Arab Spring.

A Village Under Occupation
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Air date: 2017-04-04

Runtime: 46 min

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

Identity, Equality, Fraternity
S7E11
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Air date: 2017-04-18

Runtime: 48 min

Young Parisians of Arab descent reflect on cultural identity, activism, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause.

Return to Arms: Hadaka
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Air date: 2017-04-25

Runtime: 48 min

A rare and exclusive insight into an Iranian Kurdish political party and paramilitary group in exile in northern Iraq.

Islamophobia in the USA
S7E13
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Air date: 2017-05-02

Runtime: 45 min

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

Bosnia: The Camp
S7E14
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Air date: 2017-05-09

Runtime: 47 min

Omarska concentration camp survivors tell chilling stories of their incarceration at the start of the Bosnian War.

The Battle of Abra
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Air date: 2017-05-23

Runtime: 47 min

We investigate an incident highlighting tensions in Lebanese politics, the role of Hezbollah, and the sectarian divide.

A Fish Out of Water
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Air date: 2017-05-30

Runtime: 47 min

Palestinian teenager Madeleine Kolab takes over her father's fishing business when he's injured in an Israeli attack.

Fighters to Bikers
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Air date: 2017-06-06

Runtime: 48 min

Four bikers who fought on different sides of the Lebanese civil war find friendship in the local Harley Davidson Club.

Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna
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Air date: 2017-06-20

Runtime: 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.

Libya's Shifting Sands (2): Sirte
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Air date: 2017-06-27

Runtime: 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.

Gaza: Surviving Shujayea
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Air date: 2017-08-01

Runtime: 48 min

A young girl was rescued from the rubble of her home in Shujayea after an Israeli bomb killed most of her family.

The Rohingya: Silent Abuse
S7E21
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Air date: 2017-08-08

Runtime: 48 min

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

Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive
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Air date: 2017-08-15

Runtime: 47 min

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

Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
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Air date: 2017-08-22

Runtime: 44 min

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

Horses of Misfortune
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Air date: 2017-09-05

Runtime: 44 min

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

Oman's Sailing Stars
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Air date: 2017-09-19

Runtime: 45 min

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

Egypt: Made in China
S7E26
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Air date: 2017-10-03

Runtime: 47 min

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

The Beirut Spy
S7E27
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Air date: 2017-10-17

Runtime: 47 min

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

Balfour: Seeds of Discord
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Air date: 2017-10-31

Runtime: 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.

Sperm Smugglers
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Air date: 2017-11-07

Runtime: 48 min

Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.

Hasaballah: The People's Music
S7E30
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Air date: 2017-11-21

Runtime: 46 min

A legendary Cairo brass band gave birth to an entire musical genre which still resonates with Egyptians today.

Yemen: The North-South Divide
S7E31
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Air date: 2017-12-08

Runtime: 48 min

The ongoing war in Yemen and chronic humanitarian crisis are deeply rooted in the country's turbulent history.

The Refugees' Midwife
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Air date: 2017-12-19

Runtime: 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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