Rageh Omaar

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Rageh Omaar

Born 1967-07-19 · Mogadishu, Somalia

Rageh Omaar is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. In September 2006, he moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English, where he presented the nightly weekday documentary series Witness until January 2010.

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In the days leading up to the storming of the Red Mosque, Al Jazeera's Rageh Omaar gained exclusive access. He and his team were the last TV crew inside the mosque before the siege began and filmed the last interview with Abdul Rashid Ghazi, one of the mosque's leaders, before his death.

Witness Special - Inside the Red Mosque

2007

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7.8

This film investigates how the media has reported war, from the First World War to the present day.

The War You Don't See

2010

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Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have proven to be among the most important finds ever, informing mankind of its origins and, since they hold a 2,000-year-old incarnation of the Bible, charting religious and sociological history. Learn how archaeologists found them and how the entire world reacted to their discovery, and watch a reenactment that purports to trace just how the documents ended up where they did.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

2007

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6.5

Documentary presented by Rageh Omaar which reveals the lives, hopes and fears of the young generation of Tehran, the most intriguing, talked about but least understood city in the world today. Omaar and director Paul Sapin spent a year arranging the permissions and contacts for the film, who include a renowned female photojournalist, a woman who is the CEO of an international transport company, the editor of a youth magazine, the staff at a drug rehab centre and a pop star.

Rageh Inside Iran

2007

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A look at the events that triggered the Khomeini movement and led to Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979.

Iran 1979: Anatomy of a Revolution

2009

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What is the legacy of Iran’s Islamic revolution and how does it affect Iranian society more than three decades later?

Iran 1979: Legacy of a Revolution

2009

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Rageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe.

An Islamic History of Europe

2005