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The Best Episodes of Al Jazeera World Season 12

Every episode of Al Jazeera World Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Al Jazeera World Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 1 - The Sacred Woods
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    #1 - The Sacred Woods

    S12:E1

    Young men from a remote village in Ivory Coast undergo gruelling coming-of-age rituals.

    Director:Abdallah Chamekh
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 2 - Palestine 1920
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    #2 - Palestine 1920

    S12:E2

    A thriving trading nation or a land without a people? Historians and witnesses on Palestine before the events of 1948.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 3 - Literary Liaisons: Thinkers and Surrealists
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    #3 - Literary Liaisons: Thinkers and Surrealists

    S12:E3

    We explore links between a famous Russian writer and an Egyptian scholar, and between French and Egyptian surrealists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 4 - The Colours of Home
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    #4 - The Colours of Home

    S12:E4

    An artist dreams of painting a mural that connects the plights of Black Americans, Native Americans and Palestinians.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 5 - Visa for a Stray Dog
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    #5 - Visa for a Stray Dog

    S12:E5

    The story of Layaly, a street dog from Cairo who cheats death and embarks on a new life in Canada.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 6 - Turkey's Senkaya Bus
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    #6 - Turkey's Senkaya Bus

    S12:E6

    A local bus driving through mountains reveals the remote lives, communities and environments of eastern Turkey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 7 - Songs of the Gulf
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    #7 - Songs of the Gulf

    S12:E7

    Four songs from Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Iraq reveal a rich source of stories from the Arabian Gulf.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 8 - Austria: Operation Luxor
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    #8 - Austria: Operation Luxor

    S12:E8

    Raids on Muslim homes and organisations in Austria in 2020 – an 'anti-terrorist' measure or a sign of Islamophobia?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 9 - An American in My Home
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    #9 - An American in My Home

    S12:E9

    Two female American students move in with Moroccan families as cultural immersion, with life-changing results for one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 10 - Med Hondo: Rebel African Filmmaker
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    #10 - Med Hondo: Rebel African Filmmaker

    S12:E10

    The African cinema luminary whose films on injustice and racism challenged and often shocked European audiences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 11 - Arabs Abroad: The Pharmacologist and the Scientist
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    #11 - Arabs Abroad: The Pharmacologist and the Scientist

    S12:E11

    A Libyan pharmacologist treating HIV patients in South Africa and a Tunisian scientist purifying water in Malaysia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 12 - Painting in the Dark
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    #12 - Painting in the Dark

    S12:E12

    The inspiring story of Esref Armagan, a blind Turkish artist who became a critically acclaimed painter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 13 - Al Shishakli: Syria's Master of Coups
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    #13 - Al Shishakli: Syria's Master of Coups

    S12:E13

    The rise and fall of 1950s Syrian President Adib Al Shishakli, a master of military coups and defeating rivals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 14 - Hany El Banna: The Giving Business
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    #14 - Hany El Banna: The Giving Business

    S12:E14

    The founder of the world's largest Western-based international Muslim relief agency, one that helps millions worldwide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 15 - The Sixties in the Arab World (1): Politics
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    #15 - The Sixties in the Arab World (1): Politics

    S12:E15

    The first in a three-part series on how the Arab world was transformed during the 1960s, a decade of change.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 16 - The Sixties in the Arab World (2): Culture
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    #16 - The Sixties in the Arab World (2): Culture

    S12:E16

    The second of a three-part series. How music, literature and the arts broke new ground in the Arab world of the 1960s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 17 - The Sixties in the Arab World (3): Society
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    #17 - The Sixties in the Arab World (3): Society

    S12:E17

    The third in a three-part series about how people and society were transformed in the Arab world of the 1960s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 18 - Arab Love Songs
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    #18 - Arab Love Songs

    S12:E18

    Four unique songs of Middle Eastern romance, each with its own story of drama, tragedy and deception.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 19 - Who Are They Now? Norway's Foreigners at Home
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    #19 - Who Are They Now? Norway's Foreigners at Home

    S12:E19

    In 1996, new immigrants to Norway described what it meant to live there. Twenty-five years on, are they Norwegian yet?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 20 - The Colours of Healing
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    #20 - The Colours of Healing

    S12:E20

    Egyptian women use alternative therapies – colours, clay, movement and dance – to fight depression and other issues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 21 - Tam Tam Basketball
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    #21 - Tam Tam Basketball

    S12:E21

    The team of teenage African Italian minors who fought to play basketball, all the way to Italy's parliament.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 22 - The Kabul Bank Crash
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    #22 - The Kabul Bank Crash

    S12:E22

    The inside story of Kabul Bank and the nearly $1bn of money laundering and corruption that devastated Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Al Jazeera World Season 12 Episode 23 - Maradona in Naples
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    #23 - Maradona in Naples

    S12:E23

    Diego Maradona is revered by Neapolitans as the saviour of their city, from his glory days playing football for Napoli.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"The Sacred Woods" is the best rated episode of "Al Jazeera World" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Abdallah Chamekh and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Palestine 1920".