Arabs Abroad: The Money Men

Editor's Take

Profiling Arab entrepreneurs who found success far from home, this Al Jazeera documentary follows figures such as a man who fled the Lebanese Civil War and later ran a gold-mining empire. It uses their fortunes as a way into questions of identity, ambition, and reinvention. The film is more portrait than analysis, drawn to the texture of individual lives remade across borders.

This Al Jazeera documentary follows the remarkable stories of Arab entrepreneurs who built success abroad after leaving their homelands. It profiles figures such as Fred George, who fled the Lebanese Civil War and rose to run a gold mining empire, and others who left Egypt and beyond to make their fortunes. The film explores identity, ambition, and reinvention across borders. Engaging and human, it is a compelling look at the Arab diaspora. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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