Episode 1
The Sacred Woods
47m
Young men from a remote village in Ivory Coast undergo gruelling coming-of-age rituals.
Episode credits
Directed by Abdallah Chamekh
TV series
Al Jazeera World
201114 seasons
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Al Jazeera World premiered May 19, 2011. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Season 12 episodes
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Episode 2
Palestine 1920
48m
A thriving trading nation or a land without a people? Historians and witnesses on Palestine before the events of 1948.
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Episode 3
Literary Liaisons: Thinkers and Surrealists
47m
We explore links between a famous Russian writer and an Egyptian scholar, and between French and Egyptian surrealists.
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Episode 4
The Colours of Home
47m
An artist dreams of painting a mural that connects the plights of Black Americans, Native Americans and Palestinians.
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Episode 5
Visa for a Stray Dog
47m
The story of Layaly, a street dog from Cairo who cheats death and embarks on a new life in Canada.
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Episode 6
Turkey's Senkaya Bus
46m
A local bus driving through mountains reveals the remote lives, communities and environments of eastern Turkey.
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Episode 7
Songs of the Gulf
47m
Four songs from Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Iraq reveal a rich source of stories from the Arabian Gulf.
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Episode 8
Austria: Operation Luxor
46m
Raids on Muslim homes and organisations in Austria in 2020 – an 'anti-terrorist' measure or a sign of Islamophobia?
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Episode 9
An American in My Home
46m
Two female American students move in with Moroccan families as cultural immersion, with life-changing results for one.
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Episode 10
Med Hondo: Rebel African Filmmaker
47m
The African cinema luminary whose films on injustice and racism challenged and often shocked European audiences.
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Episode 11
Arabs Abroad: The Pharmacologist and the Scientist
43m
A Libyan pharmacologist treating HIV patients in South Africa and a Tunisian scientist purifying water in Malaysia.
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Episode 12
Painting in the Dark
46m
The inspiring story of Esref Armagan, a blind Turkish artist who became a critically acclaimed painter.
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Episode 13
Al Shishakli: Syria's Master of Coups
46m
The rise and fall of 1950s Syrian President Adib Al Shishakli, a master of military coups and defeating rivals.
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Episode 14
Hany El Banna: The Giving Business
47m
The founder of the world's largest Western-based international Muslim relief agency, one that helps millions worldwide.
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Episode 15
The Sixties in the Arab World (1): Politics
47m
The first in a three-part series on how the Arab world was transformed during the 1960s, a decade of change.
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Episode 16
The Sixties in the Arab World (2): Culture
47m
The second of a three-part series. How music, literature and the arts broke new ground in the Arab world of the 1960s.
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Episode 17
The Sixties in the Arab World (3): Society
48m
The third in a three-part series about how people and society were transformed in the Arab world of the 1960s.
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Episode 18
Arab Love Songs
47m
Four unique songs of Middle Eastern romance, each with its own story of drama, tragedy and deception.
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Episode 19
Who Are They Now? Norway's Foreigners at Home
48m
In 1996, new immigrants to Norway described what it meant to live there. Twenty-five years on, are they Norwegian yet?
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Episode 20
The Colours of Healing
45m
Egyptian women use alternative therapies – colours, clay, movement and dance – to fight depression and other issues.
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Episode 21
Tam Tam Basketball
47m
The team of teenage African Italian minors who fought to play basketball, all the way to Italy's parliament.
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Episode 22
The Kabul Bank Crash
47m
The inside story of Kabul Bank and the nearly $1bn of money laundering and corruption that devastated Afghanistan.
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Episode 23
Maradona in Naples
48m
Diego Maradona is revered by Neapolitans as the saviour of their city, from his glory days playing football for Napoli.
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More about Al Jazeera World
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 380
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Al Jazeera English
Themes
arab culturecurrent affairshistorymediterraneanmiddle eastnear eastnewsnorth africa