Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.

Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

Kareem’s family has lived in Jerusalem for many generations. Him and his best friend, Elias, travel around villages and giving ghost tours, conning naive tourists through their company they call “Holy Ghost Tours.” They tell tourists the story about the mythical Ghouleh of Jerusalem his Teta (grandmother) told him, a demon from her old village who steals people’s memories.

A haunted woman named Ida journeys from Germany to Jordan, to an eerie and deserted port town on the Red Sea where her partner, Ismail, recently disappeared. Wandering through desolate bars, hotels, and offices, Ida attempts to feel Ismail’s presence one last time and to say goodbye.

A BBC News investigation has revealed how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBT community they meet online in Egypt. Using masking technology to hide the identities of the people he meets, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin navigates the complex online and real-life world of people who identify as queer and who have been repeatedly targeted by a gang with violent viral video humiliations and police arrests.

When Ali and Oliver meet, it seems like love at first sight. But because Ali is Muslim and still closeted, it’s not as simple as boy-meets-boy. As Oliver starts to wonder where their relationship can go, Ali must choose between the love he wants and the family and faith he has. And dancing with Oliver or on his own.