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From Our Own Correspondent: 07/11/2015 03:06 GMT: Staying Power

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Staying Power

07/11/2015 03:06 GMT

07/11/2015 03:06 GMT: Staying Power

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Staying Power

Stories of true grit, bravery and stamina from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Greenland

Syrian refugees turned child labourers in Jordan, the Saudis who want change on their own terms, rebel girl turned runner Mira Rai, and surviving Greenland's winter.

Andrew Hosken reports from Jordan on the Syrian refugees barely scratching a living - and sending their children out to work. Lyse Doucet finds that in Saudi Arabia, many people want change strictly on their own terms and say the Kingdom is misunderstood abroad. Chris Haslam hears the extraordinary life story of Mira Rai, from rebellious daughter to teenage Maoist fighter to distance running champion. And, Antonia Quirke is on the west coast of Greenland, learning local tricks for surviving the Arctic winter.

(Photo: This 14-year old Syrian boy living in Jordan works every day, picking up material for recycling in the city of Mafraq)

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