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The Best Episodes of The Arabs: A Living History Season 1

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A series of ten one-hour documentaries which explores Arab history, culture and society from within through the lives and opinions of Arabs today.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Arabs: A Living History Season 1 Episode 1 - The Making of the Arabs
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    #1 - The Making of the Arabs

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    The first film in this important series introduces the viewer to the rich variety of life, opinion and history that exists in the region we call the Arab world the lands which stretch from the mountains of Morocco to the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, from the valley of the Nile to the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Why do the 180 million people who inhabit these lands call themselves Arabs? As he journeys through this crucial region our writer and guide Basim Musallam talks to man and women from the four corners of the Arab world and searches for the source of the Arab identity which he and they share. The film starts in his troubled home city of Beirut; moves to Cairo; to the bustle of Kuwait; to the ancient and beautiful land of Morocco.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Arabs: A Living History Season 1 Episode 10 - Arabs Now
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    #2 - Arabs Now

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    What do the Arabs believe to be the most potent forces in their society at the present time and how do they assess their condition today? How possible is criticism of that condition and who will be the most effective critics? The intellectuals? The politicians? Arab youth? Fifty percent of all Arabs are under the age of twenty and 20,000,000 Arab children are in school today. What effect will this explosion in education have on society? What will be the effect of the huge labour-migration across the Arab world or the revolution in communications, as air-travel, television, video and satellites serve to bring Arabs of all nations into close contact with one another? Just how successful have the Arab political orders been coping with all the needs and pressures of our time and what future developments are likely or possible?

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Making of the Arabs" is the best rated episode of "The Arabs: A Living History" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/1979. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Arabs Now".