Stories From the Middle East

Documentaries and feature reports broadcast on NPR's Fresh Air and Living on Earth from 1997 to 1999.

Stories  
 
The Lemon Tree (38:43) | Sandy Tolan | NPR's Fresh Air | May 1998
A documentary, told in first-person by an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man, exploring the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This radio piece grew into the award-winning book The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East.
      

Troubled Waters | Sandy Tolan | Living On Earth
A 90-minute, five-part series examining the role of water in political tensions and the peace process in the Middle East.

Part I: The Politics of Mideast Water (10:46) | Living On Earth | March 13, 1998

      

Part II: Collision In Gaza (21:07) | Living On Earth | March 6, 1998

      

Part III: Under the West Bank (20:16) | Living On Earth | July 18, 1997

      

Part IV: Of Jordan: A River and A Nation (15:54) | Living On Earth | October 31, 1997

      

Part V: Negev Ancient Springs (14:40) | Living On Earth | February 27, 1998