Al Jazeera World Season 8

January. 16,2018      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis

A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.

Episode 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.
Episode 29 : Beirut's Refugee Artists
December. 04,2018
The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 25 : Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela
November. 06,2018
Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.
Episode 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.
Episode 23 : Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt
October. 09,2018
Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.
Episode 22 : The Widows' Sanctuary
October. 02,2018
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
Episode 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.
Episode 20 : The Hundred Million Dollar Home
September. 04,2018
A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 15 : Shahira: My Syrian Friend
July. 03,2018
The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 12 : Paris: A Divided City
June. 05,2018
An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 9 : Egypt's Women Street Sellers
May. 08,2018
The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.
Episode 8 : Time Out
April. 03,2018
After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 3 : The Diaspora Orchestra
January. 30,2018
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.

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Season 13
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Season 12
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