A weekly showcase of one-hour documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Where to Watch Al Jazeera World • 2022
23 Episodes
The Sacred Woods
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The Sacred WoodsYoung men from a remote village in Ivory Coast undergo gruelling coming-of-age rituals.
Palestine 1920
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Palestine 1920A thriving trading nation or a land without a people? Historians and witnesses on Palestine before the events of 1948.
Literary Liaisons: Thinkers and Surrealists
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Literary Liaisons: Thinkers and SurrealistsWe explore links between a famous Russian writer and an Egyptian scholar, and between French and Egyptian surrealists.
The Colours of Home
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The Colours of HomeAn artist dreams of painting a mural that connects the plights of Black Americans, Native Americans and Palestinians.
Visa for a Stray Dog
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Visa for a Stray DogThe story of Layaly, a street dog from Cairo who cheats death and embarks on a new life in Canada.
Turkey's Senkaya Bus
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Turkey's Senkaya BusA local bus driving through mountains reveals the remote lives, communities and environments of eastern Turkey.
Songs of the Gulf
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Songs of the GulfFour songs from Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Iraq reveal a rich source of stories from the Arabian Gulf.
Austria: Operation Luxor
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Austria: Operation LuxorRaids on Muslim homes and organisations in Austria in 2020 – an 'anti-terrorist' measure or a sign of Islamophobia?
An American in My Home
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An American in My HomeTwo female American students move in with Moroccan families as cultural immersion, with life-changing results for one.
Med Hondo: Rebel African Filmmaker
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Med Hondo: Rebel African FilmmakerThe African cinema luminary whose films on injustice and racism challenged and often shocked European audiences.
Arabs Abroad: The Pharmacologist and the Scientist
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Arabs Abroad: The Pharmacologist and the ScientistA Libyan pharmacologist treating HIV patients in South Africa and a Tunisian scientist purifying water in Malaysia.
Painting in the Dark
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Painting in the DarkThe inspiring story of Esref Armagan, a blind Turkish artist who became a critically acclaimed painter.
Al Shishakli: Syria's Master of Coups
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Al Shishakli: Syria's Master of CoupsThe rise and fall of 1950s Syrian President Adib Al Shishakli, a master of military coups and defeating rivals.
Hany El Banna: The Giving Business
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Hany El Banna: The Giving BusinessThe founder of the world's largest Western-based international Muslim relief agency, one that helps millions worldwide.
The Sixties in the Arab World (1): Politics
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The Sixties in the Arab World (1): PoliticsThe first in a three-part series on how the Arab world was transformed during the 1960s, a decade of change.
The Sixties in the Arab World (2): Culture
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The Sixties in the Arab World (2): CultureThe second of a three-part series. How music, literature and the arts broke new ground in the Arab world of the 1960s.
The Sixties in the Arab World (3): Society
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The Sixties in the Arab World (3): SocietyThe third in a three-part series about how people and society were transformed in the Arab world of the 1960s.
Arab Love Songs
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Arab Love SongsFour unique songs of Middle Eastern romance, each with its own story of drama, tragedy and deception.
Who Are They Now? Norway's Foreigners at Home
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Who Are They Now? Norway's Foreigners at HomeIn 1996, new immigrants to Norway described what it meant to live there. Twenty-five years on, are they Norwegian yet?
The Colours of Healing
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The Colours of HealingEgyptian women use alternative therapies – colours, clay, movement and dance – to fight depression and other issues.
Tam Tam Basketball
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Tam Tam BasketballThe team of teenage African Italian minors who fought to play basketball, all the way to Italy's parliament.
The Kabul Bank Crash
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The Kabul Bank CrashThe inside story of Kabul Bank and the nearly $1bn of money laundering and corruption that devastated Afghanistan.
Maradona in Naples
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Maradona in NaplesDiego Maradona is revered by Neapolitans as the saviour of their city, from his glory days playing football for Napoli.
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