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Al Jazeera World Season 9, Episode 2: Independence and the Iraqi Kurds
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Rajasthan's Snake Dancers
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Bahrain: Playing with Fire
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Sudan: Al-Turabi's Life and Politics (1): Rise to Power
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Sudan: Al-Turabi's Life and Politics (2): Fall from Favour
Concluding a two-part story about Hassan al-Turabi, one of Sudan's most influential political figures and thinkers.
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