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Known mostly for its news programming, Al Jazeera English is a source for documentaries covering social and political issues around the world. The English arm of the Arabic news channel, which launched in 2006, is headquartered in Doha, Qatar, with three other hubs in London, Kuala Lumpur and Washington, DC. It's broadcast to over 150 million households worldwide out of its home in the Middle East. With a mandate to report on the developing world, covering regions that may be neglected by other major news channels and representing voices that aren't normally heard on mainstream television, a good number of Al Jazeera English's documentaries come from independents, with the coverage reflecting what's happening in South America, the Middle East and the Far East.