Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Himself, Imam Abdul Aziz
101 East (2007)
2015
Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.
Released March 23, 2007
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, News, War
Keywords: imdb.affair, tmdb.asia, tmdb.politics, tmdb.economics, tmdb.culture
Network: Al Jazeera
S9E1 - Australia's Jihadis
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.
Jan. 29, 2015, midnight
S9E2 - Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.
Feb. 5, 2015, midnight
S9E3 - The Last Reef on Earth
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?
Feb. 12, 2015, midnight
S9E4 - Cambodia's News Blackmailers
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.
Feb. 19, 2015, midnight
S9E5 - Laos: Saviours of the Street
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.
Feb. 26, 2015, midnight
S9E6 - MH370: The Unending Search
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
March 5, 2015, midnight
S9E7 - Denim Blues
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.
March 19, 2015, midnight
S9E8 - Malaysia's Woman Warrior
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.
March 26, 2015, midnight
S9E9 - Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.
April 9, 2015, midnight
S9E10 - Sri Lanka: Widows of War
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
April 23, 2015, midnight
S9E11 - Sabah's Invisible Children
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.
April 30, 2015, midnight
S9E12 - Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
May 7, 2015, midnight
S9E13 - Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.
May 14, 2015, midnight
S9E14 - Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
May 21, 2015, midnight
S9E15 - Nepal's Unsung Hero
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.
May 28, 2015, midnight
S9E16 - China's Super Mums
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
June 4, 2015, midnight
S9E17 - Vietnam's War Babies
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.
June 11, 2015, midnight
S9E18 - Saving Thailand's Animals
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?
June 18, 2015, midnight
S9E19 - Taiwan's Secret Cancer
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.
June 25, 2015, midnight
S9E20 - Afghanistan: No Country for Women
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
July 2, 2015, midnight
S9E21 - Southern Exposure
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?
July 9, 2015, midnight
S9E22 - Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.
July 16, 2015, midnight
S9E23 - Slaving Away
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
July 23, 2015, midnight
S9E24 - When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.
July 30, 2015, midnight
S9E25 - Becoming Pacquiao
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.
Aug. 13, 2015, midnight
S9E26 - Saving Mary Jane
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.
Aug. 20, 2015, midnight
S9E27 - Japan's Womenomics
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.
Aug. 27, 2015, midnight
S9E28 - Waiting for Eviction
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.
Sept. 3, 2015, midnight
S9E29 - Murder in Malaysia
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.
Sept. 10, 2015, midnight
S9E30 - White Gold
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.
Sept. 17, 2015, midnight
S9E31 - South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?
Sept. 24, 2015, midnight
S9E32 - China: Tales of a City
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.
Oct. 1, 2015, midnight
S9E33 - Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.
Oct. 8, 2015, midnight
S9E34 - Cambodia: Circus of Hope
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
Oct. 15, 2015, midnight
S9E35 - Pakistan: Music Under Siege
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?
Oct. 22, 2015, midnight
S9E36 - PNG's Bundles of Joy
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
Oct. 29, 2015, midnight
S9E37 - Myanmar: Free and Fair?
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.
Nov. 5, 2015, midnight
S9E38 - The Buzz Around Niue
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
Nov. 12, 2015, midnight
S9E39 - An Attack on Bloggers
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.
Nov. 19, 2015, midnight
S9E40 - China: Faking It
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.
Nov. 25, 2015, midnight
S9E41 - Can you spot a fake antique?
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.
Nov. 26, 2015, midnight
S9E42 - Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.
Dec. 3, 2015, midnight
S9E43 - China's Home Invasion
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.
Dec. 3, 2015, midnight
S9E44 - Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.
Dec. 10, 2015, midnight
S9E45 - The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?
Dec. 17, 2015, midnight
Al Jazeera
29 min/ep
4160 min
March 23, 2007
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