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Jordan to Host "World's Largest Refugee Camp"

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A young girl named Delaa, whose skin was sunburned, politely asked for sun cream. While she would not complain about the aforementioned problems, her understatement about her situation spoke volumes.

When asked why she and her family fled, she replied: "We ran from the shelling on our houses. It was not good. It's not good here either. I just want to sit in my own home in safety and security."

Like most of the refugees Al Jazeera spoke with, Abdullah and his family from Deraa also just want to be able to return home.

"We only want peace," he said. "But the whole world now seems involved in this conflict."

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DAHR JAMAIL He is author of the book Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq. Jamailà ‚¬ „ s work has been featured on National Public Radio, the Guardian, The Nation, and The Progressive. He has received (more...)
 
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