Al Jazeera Correspondent

As a Scot from birth, Julie MacDonald was taught two important lessons, one is how to master the art of being the underdog and the other is how to hate the English. And since her childhood, she has been fascinated as to why being Scottish feels like being a different species to the English and why they care so much about keeping their identity separate. Fascination has now turned to worry; as Scots are being called upon to decide not just the future of their own great nation but that of the UK too. Taking a trip across her homeland, Julie explores the ‘dream' of an independent Scotland, talking to the main players like Scottish premier Alex Salmond, who champions an independent Scotland, and those who oppose him. She gets to the heart of the arguments for and against and how the future might look if the Scots take the plunge and Scotland stands on its own two feet. And she talks to Scotland's most famous artists and comedians about what it means to be Scottish.

As a Scot from birth, Julie MacDonald was taught two important lessons, one is how to master the art of being the underdog and the other is how to hate the English. And since her childhood, she has been fascinated as to why being Scottish feels like being a different species to the English and why they care so much about keeping their identity separate. Fascination has now turned to worry; as Scots are being called upon to decide not just the future of their own great nation but that of the UK too. Taking a trip across her homeland, Julie explores the ‘dream' of an independent Scotland, talking to the main players like Scottish premier Alex Salmond, who champions an independent Scotland, and those who oppose him. She gets to the heart of the arguments for and against and how the future might look if the Scots take the plunge and Scotland stands on its own two feet. And she talks to Scotland's most famous artists and comedians about what it means to be Scottish.

Kenya's North Eastern Province, the country's third-largest region, borders Somalia and is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Somalis. Following Kenya's independence 50 years ago, it emerged as a distinctive administrative entity. Given to Kenya by British colonialists, the area has long been the site of ethnic tensions and violence targeting the Kenyan-Somali population - much of it ordered by Nairobi. Economically strangled by Nairobi's political and military might, life there is a struggle. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow is from this part of Kenya and has lived through the massacres and systematic intimidation by the Kenyan authorities. For Not Yet Kenyan he goes back to see how the region and his people have come through the pogroms and started to prosper only to find that al-Shabab has established a stronghold in the region and is now throwing it into a new chapter of turmoil.

Kenya's North Eastern Province, the country's third-largest region, borders Somalia and is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Somalis. Following Kenya's independence 50 years ago, it emerged as a distinctive administrative entity. Given to Kenya by British colonialists, the area has long been the site of ethnic tensions and violence targeting the Kenyan-Somali population - much of it ordered by Nairobi. Economically strangled by Nairobi's political and military might, life there is a struggle. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow is from this part of Kenya and has lived through the massacres and systematic intimidation by the Kenyan authorities. For Not Yet Kenyan he goes back to see how the region and his people have come through the pogroms and started to prosper only to find that al-Shabab has established a stronghold in the region and is now throwing it into a new chapter of turmoil.

How did a secret German sect in Chile become a haven for Nazi fugitives and a torture centre for the Pinochet regime?

How did a secret German sect in Chile become a haven for Nazi fugitives and a torture centre for the Pinochet regime?

How did a secret German sect in Chile become a haven for Nazi fugitives and a torture centre for the Pinochet regime?

How the murder of a journalist in East Timor in 1999 impacted the life and work of Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen.

How the murder of a journalist in East Timor in 1999 impacted the life and work of Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen.

Stephanie Scawen takes us on a journey through life as a Multiple Sclerosis patient and tracks the search for a cure.

Stephanie Scawen takes us on a journey through life as a Multiple Sclerosis patient and tracks the search for a cure.

There was a shortage of food, water, medical supplies and space for living. It looked more like one huge concentration camp.

A Bosnian war survivor Hasan Hasanovic says Srebrenica was overcrowded with at least 60,000 refugees, and that there was widespread starvation with people not having enough of anything.

Fata Orlovic is a 70-year-old Bosnian widow. Hers is one of the most intriguing and dramatic war stories of modern times. Fata's suffering reflects the plight of many Bosnian war refugees still fighting for justice.

Fata Orlovic is a 70-year-old Bosnian widow. Hers is one of the most intriguing and dramatic war stories of modern times. Fata's suffering reflects the plight of many Bosnian war refugees still fighting for justice.