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Asked to pick a country where people are passionate about Indian cinema, few might choose the North African Kingdom of Morocco. Bollywood came to the country in the 1950s, where it was embraced for its glamour, dance, romance and pure escapism.

There is no obvious explanation for the connection, although it may have started when Ibrahim al-Sayeh began dubbing films - including Indian cinema - into the local Arabic dialect, Darija.

Now, the most devoted fans have decorated their homes with Bollywood paraphernalia and perform Hindi songs at themed events - and there is sometimes an Indian section at the annual Marrakech International Film Festival attended by well-known actors and directors.

Others have gone even further, like Imane Karouach who left Morocco for India when she was 16. She has worked hard to become a jobbing Bollywood actress and, although not a mega-star, she has had several high-profile roles; she also runs a pizzeria in Mumbai.

This quirky documentary, filled with a wide variety of characters, voices and movie clips, is a fascinating snapshot of a world few outside Morocco knew existed. It also includes a contribution from legendary Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor who passed away in April 2020.

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Guests
Treva Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at  The Ohio State University
Thembisa Fakude, Researcher at the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Udo Enwereuzor, head of Race and ethnicity equality for COSPE, Cooperation for the Development of Emerging Countries

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Turkey has begun an incursion into northeast Syria.

It is part of a major operation designed to clear the area of Kurdish forces and fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group.

World powers have condemned Turkey's move and say it is a humanitarian disaster in the making.

But Ankara says it needs to secure its borders from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and create a safe zone for Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports from Akcakale on the Turkish-Syrian border.

Erdogan has stressed that operation is not against the Kurdish people, only ''terrorists''.

He said 109 ''terrorists'' had been killed since Ankara launched its operation the previous day.

Al Jazeera reports live from Ankara.

Turkey has launched a long-threatened military operation in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish-led forces from the border area and create a "safe zone" to resettle millions of Syrian refugees.

The move came after the United States announced it was withdrawing its troops from the region, effectively abandoning the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), its main ally in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group.

The SDF, led by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), has denounced Washington's move as a "stab in the back".

Turkey considers the YPG a "terrorist" group.

The United Nations, the European Union and other world powers have expressed alarm over the Turkish plan, warning that any military action could exacerbate the suffering of Syrians already beleaguered by eight years of conflict.

Residents of northeastern Syria are fleeing after Turkey launched a new military offensive against Kurdish-led fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
 
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign on Wednesday following an abrupt decision on Sunday by US President Donald Trump to pull American troops out, enabling the Turkish operation against the US-allied SDF.
 
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith has more.

American troops 'will no longer be in the immediate area' casting uncertainty on fate of their Kurdish allies.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said following a call between President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan, Turkey is to take custody of foreign fighters captured in the US-led campaign against ISIL.

It was not clear whether that meant the US would be withdrawing its 1,000 or so troops completely from northern Syria.
 
Al Jazeera's Sinem Koseoglu reports from Istanbul.

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