ABSTRACT
The main Bedouin tribes of Jordan each have their own tract of land, sometimes vast, along which they trek according to the season and in pursuance of their agriculture. Many of the Bedouins are quite fair and a certain number of them can speak a little French or English. The Bedouins have their own laws administered through their sheiks and very seldom resort to the Jordanian courts either civil or criminal. The strong link between the Bedouin tribes and the Jordanian army make for a close working partnership between the Jordan Government and the Bedouins. Bedouin social life in the present day has been undergoing a great transformation. Under the impact of the many radical changes now taking place throughout Jordan, changes which often conflicted with Bedouin social and political concepts, the old traditions and outlooks are dissolving and tend to leave a certain amount of bewilderment in their wake.
