2015 (2015)
Episodes: 36
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Trapped in Yemen
Air Date: 2015-01-14
Fleeing from civil war since 1991, Somalis are confronted by poverty and abuse as they seek refuge in Yemen.
Ep.2 Return to Morocco
Air Date: 2015-01-21
The story of Morocco's Jewish community told from the perspective of those who have left, stayed or are now returning.
Ep.3 The Deportees
Air Date: 2015-01-27
The stories of Palestinians deported from Israel between 1977 and 2012, their lives in exile and their longing for home.
Ep.4 Ultras
Air Date: 2015-02-03
How Egypt's most devoted football fans became a major protest group during their country's revolution and the aftermath.
Ep.5 The Wooden Rifle
Air Date: 2015-02-17
Five Lebanese in Beirut reflect on how their lives have been affected by their country's civil war in the 1970s and 80s.
Ep.6 Ahalil: Music of the Red Oasis
Air Date: 2015-02-24
The music of the Algerian Sahara, known as Ahalil, is a key part of a way of life that has survived for centuries.
Ep.7 Death of Aleppo
Air Date: 2015-03-25
The everyday lives of Aleppo residents amid the ongoing conflict and destruction.
Ep.8 From Riches to Rags
Air Date: 2015-03-31
The stories of three Iraqi women, forced to seek refuge in Jordan where their new lives have proved very tough indeed.
Ep.9 Jerusalem: Hitting Home
Air Date: 2015-04-07
In East Jerusalem, Palestinians whose houses are declared illegal by Israel are being forced to raze their own homes.
Ep.10 People of the Nile
Air Date: 2015-04-14
Two families live and work on small fishing boats but dream of one day living on dry land.
Ep.11 Britain's First Yemenis
Air Date: 2015-04-28
The story of one the UK's oldest Muslim communities – and the challenges facing their British-Arab descendants today.
Ep.12 Cover Story
Air Date: 2015-05-05
An insight into the glamorous world of hijabi fashion and how it reflects social change in Turkey.
Ep.13 Born in '48
Air Date: 2015-05-26
Five women, Israeli and Palestinian, born in the same year but irreconcilably divided by history and events.
Ep.14 Women of Krusha
Air Date: 2015-06-02
The story of how the women of a Kosovan village rebuilt their lives after many of their men were killed in 1999.
Ep.15 Istanbul My Dream
Air Date: 2015-06-09
The story of four African immigrants who dream of stardom and celebrity in their new home.
Ep.16 Palestine Divided
Air Date: 2015-06-16
The story of the Palestinian people's split between Gaza Strip and the West Bank and its impact on families and freedom.
Ep.17 The Road to Sanaa
Air Date: 2015-06-23
A story of political skulduggery in Yemen and the high cost to the presidency of alleged collusion with the Houthis.
Ep.18 Ramadan in Kenya
Air Date: 2015-06-30
An intimate look at the holy month of Ramadan through the eyes of Muslims living in a predominantly Christian country.
Ep.19 The Child Minders
Air Date: 2015-07-21
Educated women from the former Soviet republics work as nannies in Turkey to support their families back home.
Ep.20 Nollywood
Air Date: 2015-07-28
The story behind Nigeria's domestic movie industry, the second biggest producer of films in the world.
Ep.21 Gaza: Human Shields
Air Date: 2015-08-11
We hear from Palestinians who were allegedly used as human shields by the Israeli army during the 2014 Gaza war.
Ep.22 Dalit Muslims of India
Air Date: 2015-09-01
In a bid to escape poverty and caste discrimination, some Hindu Dalits are converting to Islam and other faiths.
Ep.23 The Mother Refugees
Air Date: 2015-09-08
Four women refugees in Lebanon who have spent years raising their children in camps, hope one day to return home.
Ep.24 Exile in New Caledonia
Air Date: 2015-09-15
The untold story of Algerians deported by France to the Pacific island in the 1870s and their descendants today.
Ep.25 Rwanda: From Hatred to Reconciliation
Air Date: 2015-09-29
The story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide told through the prism of the media, exploring their role then and today.
Ep.26 Guns in Switzerland
Air Date: 2015-10-06
Al Jazeera World looks at the neutral nation's entrenched gun culture and the debate about the right to carry weapons.
Ep.27 Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power
Air Date: 2015-10-13
An in-depth look at the work and views of the man described as 'one of the greatest minds in human history'.
Ep.28 Seeing Isn't Everything
Air Date: 2015-10-20
Four blind people living in Istanbul challenge social perceptions about what it means to live without sight.
Ep.29 From Lebanon to Africa
Air Date: 2015-10-27
Generations of Lebanese migrants call Africa home. We look at their achievements, challenges and search for identity.
Ep.30 Jerusalem: Dividing al-Aqsa
Air Date: 2015-11-10
Why the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, of great significance to both Muslims and Jews, remains an ongoing point of tension.
Ep.31 Libya's Forgotten King (1)
Air Date: 2015-11-17
The story of King Idris I, who unified Libya and became its first king in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.
Ep.32 Libya's Forgotten King (2)
Air Date: 2015-11-24
Concluding the story of King Idris I, who unified Libya and became its first king in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.
Ep.33 The Mosque of West Amsterdam
Air Date: 2015-12-01
The mosque that has tested both the resilience of the Turkish community and multiculturalism in the Netherlands.
Ep.34 Marriage and Divorce in Morocco
Air Date: 2015-12-08
The human stories behind the Moroccan family code which has led the way in changing marriage and divorce laws.
Ep.35 Bulgaria, My Land
Air Date: 2015-12-22
Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish community, persecuted and even deported last century, continues its fight for recognition.
Ep.36 The Retirement Trap
Air Date: 2015-12-29
The story of Moroccan pensioners in Europe and their attempts to address pension injustice and 'retirement apartheid'.