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Turkish artist Esref Armagan is one of the few blind commercial painters in the world.Blind from birth, he learned to draw by touching and copying carved shapes. As he grew older, Armagan adapted techniques which allowed him to add perspectiv
The story of Mohamed "Med" Hondo, from his humble beginnings in Mauritania, to smuggling himself on board a ship to France, to finding recognition as a modern African cinema director and actor.Hondo’s films challenged racism in Europe and his
Morgan and Perry are two young American students looking to expand their horizons through a college placement programme. They left the United States to spend time living with local families in Morocco.Morgan is in Rabat, hoping to improve her
Racist slurs, satire, an ancient Islamic "advert" and World Cup football pride are the inspirations for these four song stories from the Arabian Gulf.In Kuwait, the Haydoo song was born as an expression of pride in the face of unpleasant slur
The minibus service operates even when temperatures drop to minus 35 degrees Celsius (-31 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the treacherous roads, regular passengers journey to the nearest town, Senkaya. This trip allows a tight-knit group of friend
Soly, an Egyptian filmmaker, rescues Layaly, a stray dog in Cairo, with help from a group of animal welfare volunteers before travelling with her to a new home abroad.However, just hours before the dog is due to face life-saving throat surger
Ahmad Abumraighi is an artist with a dream.He wants to create a striking artwork that connects the suffering of Black Americans, Native Americans and Palestinians.However, the mural is just one part of his dream. He wants to display it in t
Correspondence between writers can sometimes reveal insights into their characters and ideas, beyond their published work.In this film, two cross-cultural stories explore unusual connections through the exchange of letters.The first is a li
“A land without a people, and a people without a land” is how the relationship between Palestine and the Jewish people was described by Christian writers in the 1800s. And the 20th-century history of the Middle East has largely been written thr
This award-winning documentary from Ivory Coast follows a group of young men who undergo an ancient coming-of-age ceremony in a remote West African forest.Their spiritual tutor is struggling to preserve the tradition of the Generation Festiva
Millions of people from the Arab world have migrated or taken refuge in other countries over the decades, to escape war and persecution or for economic, educational and family reasons.Arabs Abroad meets those who have built successful lives i
Experienced consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Zouhair Lahna devotes most of his time to working as a volunteer in general and maternity medicine in places where there is little or no medical care.In this film, he travels to Syria,
There is a dark underworld of Palestinian crime syndicates operating within Israel.Al Jazeera Arabic’s Tamer Almisshal examines this rarely reported but growing phenomenon.He meets victims, gangsters and those attempting to keep a lid on a
Twenty-five years ago, a new era in television news in the Middle East began when Al Jazeera Arabic started broadcasting from its headquarters in Doha, Qatar. Today, its news, current affairs and documentaries are seen and trusted by millions w
The Pink Lake in Senegal attracts tourists and is a vital local resource, but there are certain environmental issues that could threaten its existence.Lake Retba, or Lac Rose, near the capital, Dakar, is the only pink lake in Africa. It is a
The Samaritans are a tiny ethnic-religious community dating back almost 3,000 years – and they are a population in crisis. But perhaps not for long. Marriage agencies in Ukraine have arranged for more than a dozen women to marry into the Samari
Family, feuds and the future: the Tormsi family, struggling to make ends meet, reflects on the lack of opportunities in Tunisia today - and the older children especially weigh up their options.There is little money for the family of six that
In May 2021, missiles from Israeli jets struck and completely demolished four towers in Gaza – that is a fact. What was not clear was the reason for the attacks. Why were these buildings selected for destruction?Israel claimed the towers were
While writing is normally a solitary profession, occasionally literary connections between great authors spark fiery, creative tension and sometimes storytelling brilliance.This film is the tale of two such connections, both in North Africa i
Meteorites may be the only truly extra-terrestrial items it is possible to find, buy or own on Earth.Their rarity has created a global trade, fed by a fascination with these dark rocks from outer space. Most meteorites on the market come from
An action movie with global stars, fast cars and an exotic location is nothing new.But the politics behind the scenes of The Misfits, a recent high-octane movie release, reveals its own story - one of producer power struggles, money, influenc
Four stories: a Sinai Bedouin who lived through the 1967 Arab-Israeli War; a retired Jordanian spy who worked undercover in the occupied West Bank; the granddaughter of the leader of a bid for independence in a small town in Egypt in 1919; and
Courage, corruption, culture and competition – all major factors in the life and times of the first women’s football team in Somalia and its inspirational young coach, Shaima Sellal. The government gave the go-ahead for a women’s team in 1994,
Between 2006 and 2011, a high-stakes negotiated prisoner exchange took place between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the Gaza Strip. During that time, the two sides did not have any direct contact, so mediators from Egypt, Germany and
Arabs Abroad: The Designer & the Atomic Scientist profiles two people who have built highly successful, yet quite different, lives in countries beyond their Arab homelands.The film meets an Iraqi graphic designer living in Germany - a man who
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