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The civil war in Syria has created the world's worst refugee crisis in twenty years. 2.8 million people have fled their homeland to live in foreign camps, such as the UNHCR camp in northern Jordan.
As the fighting in Syria intensifies, neighbouring countries like Jordan are facing an unprecedented number of refugees. Hospitals and camps are overwhelmed as hundreds of thousands flee the conflict.
Whilst in some Middle-Eastern countries women are banned from driving, Abir Batikhi, a modern Arab woman, is set to conquer the rally-driving world. Bakhiti sees competitive driving as a form of liberation.
When Rita received death threats from her family, she was sent to the only safe place available - jail. Many of Jordan's women are held in protective custody for "crimes" such as being absent from home.
America hopes to democratise the Middle East, but many Jordanians believe that US pressure on their government is having the opposite effect.
The flood of Iraqis to neighbouring countries has provoked the greatest Middle Eastern refugee crisis in 60 years. They live in cramped squalid conditions, in constant fear of being deported.
Every six months, an entire class of 1,500 Iraqi policemen is wiped out. But that isn't stopping the flow of desperate recruits. We follow one class through their training.
Transporting goods to Iraq has become an increasingly dangerous business. As Jordan's truckers have discovered, anyone working there is at risk.
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