Episode 1
Don't Kill Him in Damascus
47m
The mysterious killing of Fathi Shaqaqi, the founder of the armed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.
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TV series
Al Jazeera World
201114 seasons
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
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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 8 episodes
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Episode 2
Lebanon: Living on the Blue Line
47m
The personal stories of villagers in southern Lebanon about living close to the border with neighbouring Israel.
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The Diaspora Orchestra
48m
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.
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Journalism Is Not a Crime
45m
Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein continues to be detained without trial in Egypt since December 2016.
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The Great Population Exchange
48m
The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
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In the Ruins of a Dream
48m
Five Syrians reflect on the devastation wrought on their homes, some of which took a lifetime to build.
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May Ziade: Arab Feminist Writer
47m
Exploring Ziade's complex life, her effort to emancipate women, and her platonic relationship with poet Khalil Gibran.
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Time Out
47m
After the civil war, the basketball court became a new battleground of sectarian divisions between Lebanon's top teams.
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Egypt's Women Street Sellers
44m
The stories of five Egyptian village women supporting their entire families by selling local produce in the markets.
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Witness From the East
48m
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.
Where to watch Al Jazeera WorldEpisode 11
The Last Nomads of Morocco
48m
Morocco's nomadic tribes are gradually giving up their traditional way of life to offer their children formal education.
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Episode 12
Paris: A Divided City
47m
An investigation into the complex questions of identity and alienation in disadvantaged suburbs of Paris.
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Lebanon: Single by Choice
48m
Why are so many Lebanese women single? Five women share their stories of love, life and marriage in Lebanon.
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Seven Days in Beirut
48m
A British-Italian man spends one week in a Palestinian refugee camp where thousands have lived, stateless, since 1948.
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Shahira: My Syrian Friend
48m
The story of an unusual friendship between a Lebanese filmmaker and a young Syrian refugee girl.
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Truck Attack in Nice
45m
French Muslim families who lost loved ones in the Nice truck attack struggle with bereavement and Islamophobia.
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Senegal's Sinking Villages
48m
Global climate change and an engineering 'quick fix' have created an ecological disaster on Senegal's Atlantic coast.
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Andalusia: Lessons in Life
44m
A university teacher leads a group of students to Andalusia to explore cross-cultural and interfaith understanding.
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From Agadir to Dakar
48m
Two drivers trek 3,000 kilometres across the desert, risking life and limb to deliver a payload against the clock.
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The Hundred Million Dollar Home
48m
A Palestinian man stubbornly refuses to sell his Hebron home to Israeli buyers at any price.
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The Hunt for the Red Prince
48m
Ali Hassan Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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The Widows' Sanctuary
46m
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
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Living with Multiple Sclerosis in Egypt
48m
Thousands of Egyptians suffer from multiple sclerosis but are often wrongly diagnosed or can't afford treatment.
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Gaddafi, Rendition and the West
48m
Investigating allegations that the UK and US colluded with Gaddafi to hand over his opponents for detention and torture.
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Abraham Serfaty: Morocco's Mandela
48m
Moroccan dissident Abraham Serfaty was jailed, tortured and exiled for his radical views over decades.
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Who Killed Robert Kennedy?
47m
More than 50 years on, questions about witness testimony, hidden evidence and true identity of Kennedy's killer remain.
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Edward Said: Out of Place
48m
A look at the life and career of the influential post-colonial writer and champion of the Palestinian cause in the West.
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A New Lease of Life
48m
Lebanese and Moroccans reflect on life after retirement, as they pursue their passions in art, music, and literature.
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Beirut's Refugee Artists
47m
The poignant refugee stories of an Iraqi artist, a Syrian screenwriter and a Palestinian filmmaker in Lebanon.
Where to watch Al Jazeera WorldEpisode 30
The Tunisian Drone Engineer
47m
Two years after the Hamas engineer's assassination, Tunisia struggles to get the suspects extradited from the Balkans.
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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