Refuge#32 The Price of Oil
Previously in Refuge#31 Ethiopian Borderlands: Otholi describes how his homeland was divided into two by the British during colonial times. As a consequence of this...
Refuge#31 Ethiopian borderlands
Otholi talks about the fertile Gambella plains in Ethiopia, and how the Anuak lived as one people before the demarcation the Sudanese and Ethiopian border.
Refuge#30 Just a number
Sabah and Lamia still miss Iraq where they were more than just a number, but their daughter Ranin embraces the new opportunities that she has in Australia.
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.