Qatar - Conquering the World

Mapping the World turns towards Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. 

Did you know that the last war between France and Spain took place in the 1970s?

Behind the glossy coverage of the nation as a tourist destination, Saudi citizens are oppressed when they speak out.

One man’s migration story: A Syrian who fled to Lebanon during the war, then built a life in Brazil before trying to reach America.

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

Already a superstar across Africa, Dobet Gnahoré is now the ambassador for Afro-pop on the international scene.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

The city of stars on the steppe is the largest space launch facility in the world and crucial to the Soviet space programme.

A hunter, an activist and a tattoo artist:Three Greenlandic women talk about their pride in belonging to the Inuit people.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Art Spiegelman’s Maus is an important literary work dealing with the holocaust. A deeply personal story, the graphic novel tells the tale of Spiegelman’s father’s experiences as a Polish Jew during World War 2. In a highly original way the work brings together past and present, memory and trauma.