2017 (2017)
Episodes: 32
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Divorce in Lebanon
Air Date: 2017-01-17
Five Lebanese women struggle with the complex systems of divorce within a multi-faith community.
Ep.2 ISIL in Brussels
Air Date: 2017-01-24
We investigate the ISIL cell responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Ep.3 Family Album
Air Date: 2017-02-07
Lebanese and Egyptians discover their family history through old photos and tales of the studios where they were taken.
Ep.4 Lost Time
Air Date: 2017-02-14
The poignant stories of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the effects of imprisonment on them and their families.
Ep.5 King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival
Air Date: 2017-02-21
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
Ep.6 King Hussein of Jordan (2): On a Knife Edge
Air Date: 2017-02-28
The second half of King Hussein’s career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
Ep.7 Syria: The Roots of Tyranny
Air Date: 2017-03-14
The story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj who used fear and torture to turn 1950s Syria into a police state.
Ep.8 A Somali in America
Air Date: 2017-03-21
Ali, a young Somali refugee in the US, re-assesses his new life under the Trump presidency.
Ep.9 Passport to Freedom
Air Date: 2017-03-28
The stories of Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians emigrating and seeking dual nationality following the 2011 Arab Spring.
Ep.10 A Village Under Occupation
Air Date: 2017-04-04
The Palestinian village of Qaryut struggles to deal with attacks by nearby Israeli settlers.
Ep.11 Identity, Equality, Fraternity
Air Date: 2017-04-18
Young Parisians of Arab descent reflect on cultural identity, activism, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause.
Ep.12 Return to Arms: Hadaka
Air Date: 2017-04-25
A rare and exclusive insight into an Iranian Kurdish political party and paramilitary group in exile in northern Iraq.
Ep.13 Islamophobia in the USA
Air Date: 2017-05-02
Who and what is behind the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States?
Ep.14 Bosnia: The Camp
Air Date: 2017-05-09
Omarska concentration camp survivors tell chilling stories of their incarceration at the start of the Bosnian War.
Ep.15 The Battle of Abra
Air Date: 2017-05-23
We investigate an incident highlighting tensions in Lebanese politics, the role of Hezbollah, and the sectarian divide.
Ep.16 A Fish Out of Water
Air Date: 2017-05-30
Palestinian teenager Madeleine Kolab takes over her father's fishing business when he's injured in an Israeli attack.
Ep.17 Fighters to Bikers
Air Date: 2017-06-06
Four bikers who fought on different sides of the Lebanese civil war find friendship in the local Harley Davidson Club.
Ep.18 Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna
Air Date: 2017-06-20
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.
Ep.19 Libya's Shifting Sands (2): Sirte
Air Date: 2017-06-27
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.
Ep.20 Gaza: Surviving Shujayea
Air Date: 2017-08-01
A young girl was rescued from the rubble of her home in Shujayea after an Israeli bomb killed most of her family.
Ep.21 The Rohingya: Silent Abuse
Air Date: 2017-08-08
Myanmar's Rohingya are denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty.
Ep.22 Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive
Air Date: 2017-08-15
Syria's Turkmen minority, persecuted by the Assad regime, struggle to survive the ongoing war.
Ep.23 Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
Air Date: 2017-08-22
What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?
Ep.24 Horses of Misfortune
Air Date: 2017-09-05
Two Moroccan men's obsession with betting on horses split their families apart.
Ep.25 Oman's Sailing Stars
Air Date: 2017-09-19
Four young Omani women sailors challenge stereotypes and push the limits to represent their country internationally.
Ep.26 Egypt: Made in China
Air Date: 2017-10-03
The Chinese community in Egypt has grown in recent years along with trade between the two countries.
Ep.27 The Beirut Spy
Air Date: 2017-10-17
Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years.
Ep.28 Balfour: Seeds of Discord
Air Date: 2017-10-31
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.
Ep.29 Sperm Smugglers
Air Date: 2017-11-07
Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.
Ep.30 Hasaballah: The People's Music
Air Date: 2017-11-21
A legendary Cairo brass band gave birth to an entire musical genre which still resonates with Egyptians today.
Ep.31 Yemen: The North-South Divide
Air Date: 2017-12-08
The ongoing war in Yemen and chronic humanitarian crisis are deeply rooted in the country's turbulent history.
Ep.32 The Refugees' Midwife
Air Date: 2017-12-19
The human impact of the Syrian war through the eyes of a Lebanese midwife helping pregnant Syrian refugees give birth.