Witness History Episodes Available now
First women鈥檚 minister in Iran
Iran鈥檚 first ever minister for women鈥檚 affairs was appointed in 1975
The invention of the seat belt
In 1958, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt for cars
Qatar's first female published author
Kaltham Jaber's anthology of short stories was published in 1978
First Emirati female teacher
A young woman who became the first female teacher in the United Arab Emirates
Inventing robot camel jockeys
In 2003, a Qatari engineer came up with the idea for a robot jockey in camel racing
Burj Khalifa: Designing the world鈥檚 tallest building
The tallest building in the world opened in 2010
Formation of the United Arab Emirates
A new country, the United Arab Emirates, was formed in 1971.
The child evacuees of World War Two
The thousands of children moved out of UK cities away from the risk of German bombs
M膩ori protests stops South African rugby tour
M膩ori anti-racism activists disrupt the South African rugby tour of New Zealand in 1981
The assassination of Pim Fortuyn
It has been 20 years since the controversial Dutch politician was murdered
