Drengen Mohammed drømmer om store ting. Sammen med sin søster vil han danne et band, så verden kan opleve hans fantastiske stemme. Men det er ikke nogen nem opgave, når man er barn og kommer fra fattige kår i det besatte Gaza. Situationen bliver ikke nemmere, da en tragisk begivenhed indtræffer og er ved at slå Mohammed ud. Men modgangen til trods er han fast besluttet på at forfølge sin drøm, og mange år senere udser Mohammed sig sangkonkurrencen Arab Idol, som muligheden for at opfylde den. Med livet på spil sætter han kursen mod Egypten, hvor der afholdes auditions. Dette bliver begyndelsen på en rejse, der skal gøre Mohammed til repræsentant og talerør for et undertrykt palæstinensisk folk.

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

A Palestinian sneaks into the U.S. to reconnect with his sister, and he plans to have a company, which built a bomb that killed his brother in Gaza, make a part for a rocket that he will launch into Israel.

As Saamidah, a young Palestinian-American girl, anxiously starts her first day of school, she finds her identity in question when faced with a world map that doesn't include her homeland.

Five women – Palestinian, American, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish – tell stories of humiliation and harassment by Israeli border guards and airport security officials.

A Musical Journey is an intimate portrait of the Palestinian oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen and his influential career as composer, performer and educator. Born into a musical family and educated at the Academy of Music in Jerusalem, Shaheen arrived in America in 1981 to a landscape where traditional Arab music was little known. His passion for and commitment to sharing the music’s complexities come to life as he teaches and performs in vibrant musical performances that energize the film.