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Al Jazeera World Season 5

January. 14,2015
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A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.

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Al Jazeera World Season 5 Full Episode Guide

Episode 36 - The Retirement Trap
First Aired: December. 29,2015

The story of Moroccan pensioners in Europe and their attempts to address pension injustice and 'retirement apartheid'.

Episode 35 - Bulgaria, My Land
First Aired: December. 22,2015

Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish community, persecuted and even deported last century, continues its fight for recognition.

Episode 34 - Marriage and Divorce in Morocco
First Aired: December. 08,2015

The human stories behind the Moroccan family code which has led the way in changing marriage and divorce laws.

Episode 33 - The Mosque of West Amsterdam
First Aired: December. 01,2015

The mosque that has tested both the resilience of the Turkish community and multiculturalism in the Netherlands.

Episode 32 - Libya's Forgotten King (2)
First Aired: November. 24,2015

Concluding the story of King Idris I, who unified Libya and became its first king in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.

Episode 31 - Libya's Forgotten King (1)
First Aired: November. 17,2015

The story of King Idris I, who unified Libya and became its first king in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.

Episode 30 - Jerusalem: Dividing al-Aqsa
First Aired: November. 10,2015

Why the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, of great significance to both Muslims and Jews, remains an ongoing point of tension.

Episode 29 - From Lebanon to Africa
First Aired: October. 27,2015

Generations of Lebanese migrants call Africa home. We look at their achievements, challenges and search for identity.

Episode 28 - Seeing Isn't Everything
First Aired: October. 20,2015

Four blind people living in Istanbul challenge social perceptions about what it means to live without sight.

Episode 27 - Noam Chomsky: Knowledge and Power
First Aired: October. 13,2015

An in-depth look at the work and views of the man described as 'one of the greatest minds in human history'.

Episode 26 - Guns in Switzerland
First Aired: October. 06,2015

Al Jazeera World looks at the neutral nation's entrenched gun culture and the debate about the right to carry weapons.

Episode 25 - Rwanda: From Hatred to Reconciliation
First Aired: September. 29,2015

The story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide told through the prism of the media, exploring their role then and today.

Episode 24 - Exile in New Caledonia
First Aired: September. 15,2015

The untold story of Algerians deported by France to the Pacific island in the 1870s and their descendants today.

Episode 23 - The Mother Refugees
First Aired: September. 08,2015

Four women refugees in Lebanon who have spent years raising their children in camps, hope one day to return home.

Episode 22 - Dalit Muslims of India
First Aired: September. 01,2015

In a bid to escape poverty and caste discrimination, some Hindu Dalits are converting to Islam and other faiths.

Episode 21 - Gaza: Human Shields
First Aired: August. 11,2015

We hear from Palestinians who were allegedly used as human shields by the Israeli army during the 2014 Gaza war.

Episode 20 - Nollywood
First Aired: July. 28,2015

The story behind Nigeria's domestic movie industry, the second biggest producer of films in the world.

Episode 19 - The Child Minders
First Aired: July. 21,2015

Educated women from the former Soviet republics work as nannies in Turkey to support their families back home.

Episode 18 - Ramadan in Kenya
First Aired: June. 30,2015

An intimate look at the holy month of Ramadan through the eyes of Muslims living in a predominantly Christian country.

Episode 17 - The Road to Sanaa
First Aired: June. 23,2015

A story of political skulduggery in Yemen and the high cost to the presidency of alleged collusion with the Houthis.

Episode 16 - Palestine Divided
First Aired: June. 16,2015

The story of the Palestinian people's split between Gaza Strip and the West Bank and its impact on families and freedom.

Episode 15 - Istanbul My Dream
First Aired: June. 09,2015

The story of four African immigrants who dream of stardom and celebrity in their new home.

Episode 14 - Women of Krusha
First Aired: June. 02,2015

The story of how the women of a Kosovan village rebuilt their lives after many of their men were killed in 1999.

Episode 13 - Born in '48
First Aired: May. 26,2015

Five women, Israeli and Palestinian, born in the same year but irreconcilably divided by history and events.

Episode 12 - Cover Story
First Aired: May. 05,2015

An insight into the glamorous world of hijabi fashion and how it reflects social change in Turkey.

Episode 11 - Britain's First Yemenis
First Aired: April. 28,2015

The story of one the UK's oldest Muslim communities – and the challenges facing their British-Arab descendants today.

Episode 10 - People of the Nile
First Aired: April. 14,2015

Two families live and work on small fishing boats but dream of one day living on dry land.

Episode 9 - Jerusalem: Hitting Home
First Aired: April. 07,2015

In East Jerusalem, Palestinians whose houses are declared illegal by Israel are being forced to raze their own homes.

Episode 8 - From Riches to Rags
First Aired: March. 31,2015

The stories of three Iraqi women, forced to seek refuge in Jordan where their new lives have proved very tough indeed.

Episode 7 - Death of Aleppo
First Aired: March. 25,2015

The everyday lives of Aleppo residents amid the ongoing conflict and destruction.

Episode 6 - Ahalil: Music of the Red Oasis
First Aired: February. 24,2015

The music of the Algerian Sahara, known as Ahalil, is a key part of a way of life that has survived for centuries.

Episode 5 - The Wooden Rifle
First Aired: February. 17,2015

Five Lebanese in Beirut reflect on how their lives have been affected by their country's civil war in the 1970s and 80s.

Episode 4 - Ultras
First Aired: February. 03,2015

How Egypt's most devoted football fans became a major protest group during their country's revolution and the aftermath.

Episode 3 - The Deportees
First Aired: January. 27,2015

The stories of Palestinians deported from Israel between 1977 and 2012, their lives in exile and their longing for home.

Episode 2 - Return to Morocco
First Aired: January. 21,2015

The story of Morocco's Jewish community told from the perspective of those who have left, stayed or are now returning.

Episode 1 - Trapped in Yemen
First Aired: January. 14,2015

Fleeing from civil war since 1991, Somalis are confronted by poverty and abuse as they seek refuge in Yemen.

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