Al Jazeera World Season 4, Episode 20: Son of the Desert

1

40 Years of Solitude

What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?

45 min

2

Escape in Istanbul

Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?

45 min

3

The Power and the Pain

We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.

45 min

4

A Passage to Nowhere

A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.

45 min

5

Stateless

Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.

45 min

6

Syria: The Battle Beyond

Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.

47 min

7

Slave

One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.

46 min

8

Coming Back

In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.

46 min

9

Harvest Time

A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.

47 min

10

Lost Cities of Palestine

An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.

48 min

11

Syria: The Wounds of War

The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.

47 min

12

Area C

Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.

47 min

13

Shattered Heritage

The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.

48 min

14

Brazil: World Cup Nation

Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.

48 min

15

Roadtrip Iraq

From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.

48 min

16

Journey Into an Invisible War

The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.

48 min

17

Algerian Wedding

A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.

48 min

18

Going Against the Grain

Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.

48 min

19

The Uighurs: Eternal Exile

Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.

44 min

20

Son of the Desert

Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.

48 min

21

Syria: So Near, So Far

Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.

45 min

22

Gypsy Melody

Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.

48 min

23

Gaza: Left in the Dark

Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.

47 min

24

Khuzaa: Attack and Aftermath

What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?

46 min

25

Hunger Strike

To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?

48 min

26

Slavery in Yemen

Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.

48 min

27

Shattered Dreams

Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.

46 min

28

The Bedouin of Petra

We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.

47 min

29

Stronger Than Words

The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.

48 min

30

Between the Desert and the Fire

Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.

47 min

31

Ceuta: Multicultural City

In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.

44 min

32

Wave Upon Wave

The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.

47 min

33

Stories From the Intifada (1)

Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.

46 min

34

Stories From the Intifada (2)

How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.

46 min

35

Camels in the Outback

Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?

48 min