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Ghouri
travels to Gaza, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and
Lebanon where she meets children growing up in an environment of
frequent violence and constant economic depression.
Children of Conflict is broadcast from Doha across the Al Jazeera
English channels available on more than 80 million cable and satellite
households.
The
series will include stories from Gaza where the theme revolves around
the women in this region - the oldest Paletinian suicide bomber
and profiling the girls who aim to be journalists and the first
female Palestinian president.
The
series from Lebanon goes back to the teenage survivors of Qana massacre.
Afghanistan which has endured almost 30 years of conflict has one
series devoted to the suffering of the children in this region.
The final and most shocking series takes a look at the Congolese
child soldier.
Al
Jazeera English follows the model set up by international news channels
like BBC and CNN which have an adequate mix of news and documentary
series.The channel is headquartered at Doha and broadcasts from
studios in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC, in addition
to 20 other countries.
It
is currently available in 80 million homes and plans to double its
target audience in Europe, Africa and South-East Asia.
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