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Killing for Honour

(Killing for Honour) Producer/Director. January 2016 BBC I spent 6 months in northern Iraq to tell the story of one woman – Sunwr Omar – whose father is on the run, having been accused of her …

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Hide and Seek

Short film H&S tells a story of a young Kurdish boy who wants to become a Peshmerga. Soon he will discover the true meaning of that word. A rich, affecting story set in a beautiful, …

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Kurds of the Caliphate

(Kurds of the Caliphate) Producer/Director. May 2015 BBC I spent 6 months to invistigate how have Islamic State managed to recruit hundreds of young Kurds to fight for the Caliphate against their own families?

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Slaves of the Caliphate

The BBC’s Arabic Service follows a young woman as she negotiates to free Yazidi women being held captive by Islamic State fighters in Northern Iraq Slaves of the Caliphate, a compelling documentary made by freelance …

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Policeman of Kirkuk

“Brigadier-General Sarhad Qader has a dangerous job. As police chief of the oil rich region of Kirkuk in Northern Iraq, he’s survived more than a dozen assassination attempts over the years as warring factions competed …

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