During Ramadan, al-Manar features special programs, many of which are self-produced. In 2001, "Izz al-Din al-Qassam: Qisat al-jihad wa al-muqawama" ("Izz al-Din al-Qassam: A Story of Jihad and Resistance"), a four-part drama based on the life of Izz al-Din al-Qassam, an early-twentieth-century Arab, after whom the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades are named. It was considered a success among Palestinians. The 2002 program "Faris bi la jawad" ("A Knight without a Horse"), which was produced by an Egyptian, was based on "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", an old Russian anti-Semitic text claiming a conspiracy of Jews control the world, like many programs of the station. The 29-part series "Ash-Shatat" ("The Diaspora"), which was aired in 2003, was also based on "The Protocols" and produced in Syria; it led to the banning of al-Manar in France.