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Hindsight

Hindsight

By: Al Jazeera
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They're history’s most famous and infamous people. You’ve heard of them, but now it’s time you hear from them.

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  • Shajarat al Durr: From Slave to Sultana of Egypt

    Shajarat al Durr: From Slave to Sultana of Egypt
    Jun 4 2025

    Shajarat al Durr was born in the golden age of Islam. Despite her beginnings as a child slave, she went on to become the first woman to sit on the throne of Egypt since Cleopatra nearly 13-hundred years before. But in hindsight, Shajarat al Durr’s life is a Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending.

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    45 mins
  • Saladin: The Righteousness of the Faith

    Saladin: The Righteousness of the Faith
    May 21 2025

    Saladin, one of the best known generals of the Middle Ages, led the Muslim military’s campaign during the Third Crusade. And won. In hindsight, he was renowned in both the Muslim and Christian worlds, he was a fierce protector of Islam who helped shape the modern Middle East.

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    39 mins
  • Raya and Sakina: Egypt’s Sisters in Crime

    Raya and Sakina: Egypt’s Sisters in Crime
    May 1 2025

    Raya and Sakina endured the daily grind of poverty, personal tragedy and societal prejudice in early 20th century Egypt, only to be embroiled in a series of unspeakable crimes. Their names conjure up the same kind of horror and fascination in Egypt as Jack the Ripper in England, or Jeffrey Dahmer in the United States. But in hindsight, do the sisters deserve the same notoriety?

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    52 mins
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