Witness History Episodes Available now
The corruption and sodomy trials of Anwar Ibrahim
In 1998, Anwar Ibrahim was arrested and then jailed a year later
When Sweden鈥檚 roads went right
In 1967, Swedish traffic swapped to driving on the right-hand side of the road
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
