Refuge#29 Safe games such as chess

Even playing chess was dangerous during Saddam Hussein's rule. So Iba translates for the Americans when they arrive, but the violence doesn't stop.

Refuge #28 Think of Lenin

In 1979, Sabah was jailed in Iraq for being a communist. He and Lamia describe how political dissent, imprisonment and war affected them.

Refuge #27: The Actress

Iraqi playwright Sabah Al-anbari falls in love with his leading lady. Their families strongly object because Sabah is Muslim while Lamia is Mandae.

Refuge #26 The last scene

Sabah, an Iraqi playwright, describes the last scene of violence his family witnessed enroute to Jordan, where they hoped to apply for asylum to Australia.

Refuge #25 A playwright and his chess-playing daughter

After the ousting of Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi playwright is blacklisted and his daughter, a chess champion, is told not to visit the chess centre anymore.

Refuge #24 High Risk Tickets

Suthan's search for work pays off and he begins a family of his own. Suthan talks about parenting in a different culture and Barbara talks about her mother.