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Fighting Aviation Terror

In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, many nations turned to Israel for airline security advice. Their extraordinary security measures are revealed.

Time: 08:00 to 09:00 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 23rd February on History Channel





Spooks

MI5 are alerted to information that a high profile terrorist belonging to a new Islamic splinter group, plans to enter the UK via am illegal immigrants truck.

Time: 23:30 to 00:30 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 23rd February on RTÉ 2





The Global Nomad: Israel

The cradle of civilisation is the location for this fascinating series, where Irish writer Manchan Magan takes us on an odyssey through the Middle East. The Intifada rages as he travels through Israel exploring the roots of one of the world's youngest nations. We meet a founder of one of the earliest kibbutzim and in Tel Aviv we find the country's youth enjoying a lifestyle in stark contrast with the principles of the orthodox Jews. Everywhere we travel we find an immense national pride that suggests an accommodation with Israel's Arab neighbours will be difficult to achieve. The cry that Masada will never fall rings as true today as it did two millennia ago. On Yom Kippur the country grinds to a halt when all traffic stops as the nation remembers its past.

Time: 00:00 to 00:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Friday 24th February on Travel Channel

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Islamic Monuments of The World (Part 4 of 13)

Nabawi Mosque, in Medina, Saudi Arabia; Aiwan Qisra in Iraq, dating from 227; and Cordoba's dramatic mosque in southern Spain.

Time: 12:30 to 13:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Friday 24th February on Artsworld





Switched

Middle America meets the Middle East when small-town girl Ashlea swaps lives with Nadia, a politically progressive New Jersey Muslim. Ashlea experiences a Mosque, working at a department store in Queens and cooks a Pakistani dinner. Nadia finds time to pray while performing as a clown and going to camp for a treetop ropewalk.

Time: 16:00 to 16:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Friday 24th February on E4





Church and Mosque - Venice and Istanbul

The similarities and differences between two great religious buildings, built at the same time by neighbouring but very different cultures.

Time: 05:00 to 05:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Saturday 25th February on BBC 2

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Airport: Haj

Heathrow airport is overwhelmed in this episode of the documentary series as hundreds of pilgrims heading for Mecca nearly bring the place to a standstill.

Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Saturday 25th February on UKTV People




Battle for Islam (Part 1 of 2)

British Muslim writer Ziauddin Sardar travels to five leading Muslim countries to reveal how heads of government, intellectuals and opinion formers are seeking a new interpretation of Islam.

Time: 20:10 to 21:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Saturday 25th February on BBC World





The Global Nomad: Jordan

The cradle of civilisation is the location for this fascinating series, where Irish writer Manchan Magan takes us on an odyssey through the Middle East. Today, we explore Jordan, home to millions of nomadic Bedouin who roamed the deserts, long before Jew, Christian or Muslim arrived in the region. Nowadays the majority, have migrated to the cities, leaving their nomadic life behind them. The camel is being replaced by the 4x4 pickup and it remains to be seen whether the unique Bedouin way of life will be sustainable over the coming decades. We visit the Princess of Jordan's stud farm near Amman, travel through the vast Rift Valley and spend a few days with a Bedouin family in Wadi Rum.

Time: 00:00 to 00:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Sunday 26th February on Travel Channel

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Battle for Islam (Part 2 of 2)

In the second episode, British Muslim writer Ziauddin Sardar continues his travels to five leading Muslim countries to reveal how heads of government, intellectuals and opinion formers are seeking a new interpretation of Islam.

Time: 20:10 to 21:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Sunday 26th February on BBC World





Spooks

An undercover MI5 agent is identified and tortured inside a Birmingham mosque which is training boys to be suicide bombers.

Time: 23:00 to 00:00 (1 hour long).
When: Sunday 26th February on BBC Prime





The Global Nomad: Xinjiang Province

Irish writer/global traveller Manchán Magan explores the modern face of China, the oldest surviving culture in the world. Today Manchán heads north-west to Xinjiang Province, 3000 miles from Beijing. China desperately needs to control this harsh region and is shipping millions of people out there to colonise the under populated Gobi Desert. But Xinjiang is as distinct from modern China as one could get. Closer to Afghanistan than Shanghai, the people are mostly Muslim Kazaks and Uighers. It is both one of the hottest, and coldest regions on the planet, and Manchán concludes that if China ever did break up, Xinjiang would be the first province to pack its bags!

Time: 00:00 to 00:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 27th February on Travel Channel

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shukran ya Houda, great work as always

JAK

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Basra Diary: The British Army In Iraq

In November 2005 Britain's famous Desert Rats brigade returned to Iraq for the first time since they led the invasion three years ago. Stephen Grey has been given exclusive access to its inner circles from the day of its return to the present.

Time: 15:30 to 16:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Thursday 2nd March on BBC World Service Radio





Islamic Monuments of The World (Part 5 of 13)

A 1,000-year-old palace in Spain; the Red Fort at Shah Jahanabad, India; and three Malaysian mosques: Tengkera and Kampung Hulu in Malacca, and the Indian Mosque at Ipoh.

Time: 15:05 to 15:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Friday 3rd March on Artsworld




Art and Islam

Hitler and critic Hari Kunzru explores the first important exhibition on Islamic art which brought together the finest decorative arts of Islam from the collections of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and The Khalili Collection in London.

Time: 15:10 to 16:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Saturday 4th March on BBC World

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The Doha Debates

The Doha Debates are a public forum for dialogue and freedom of speech in Qatar - each month invited speakers debate the burning issues of the Arab and Islamic world in front of an audience who are encouraged to participate by asking questions.

Time: 20:10 to 21:00 (50 minutes long).
When: Saturday 4th March on BBC World





Ayatollah Khomeini

What will recently declassified archives reveal about the Iranian Shiite religious leader who became one of the 20th century's most ruthless leaders?

Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (1 hour long).
When: Saturday 4th March on History Channel