The Arabs: A Living History (1979) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Arabs: A Living History online in HD.
The Arabs: A Living History — Storyline
A series of ten one-hour documentaries which explores Arab history, culture and society from within through the lives and opinions of Arabs today.
Cast & Crew
The Arabs: A Living History — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1979-01-01 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | PBS, Channel 4 |
| Status | Ended |
The Arabs: A Living History — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: The Making of the Arabs (1979-01-01) — 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 stre
- E2: Between Two Worlds — What was Arab society like during the thousand year period following the decline of the Arab Empire? What memories, what feelings, does it provoke in the minds of today’s Arabs, ca
- E3: The City Victorious? — This film looks at changing fortunes in the traditional relationship between Arab city and countryside. We focus on one small corner of Cairo and one small village in the Nile Delt
- E4: The Power of the Word — The ancient Arabic language, transplanted, with the spread of Islam, from the Arabian Peninsula to Europe and the borders of China, remains the pivot of Arab culture today. Arabic,
- E5: New Knowledge for Old — 900 years ago Arab Muslims were the world’s greatest seekers after knowledge and wisdom of the Greeks. Today that Arab scholarship is a natural part of the inheritance of all scien
- E6: Ways of Faith — Muslim author and poet Ali al Mek looks at the ways and meaning of the Islamic Faith as they affect one particular group of Muslims within his own experience, the people of the vil
- E7: The Shadow of the West — This film assesses the changes which came about as the Arab countries were drawn into the new political and economic order of modern times. Those changes not only affected the Arab
- E8: Building a Nation — The last three films in “The Arabs” focus on the processes of post-Colonial change in the Arab world. Mahfoud Bannoune analyses the problems faced by Arabs as they constructed thei
- E9: Family Ties — Writer and journalist Nadia Hijab weaves this film around a large extended family of Jordanians living in Amman. The mother, Umm Ghassem, is clearly the powerful heart of this fami
- E10: Arabs Now (1983-01-01) — 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 conditi
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Arabs: A Living History have? 1 season(s) with 10 episodes.
Where can I watch The Arabs: A Living History? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
