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The Rwala are nomadic pastoralists who live mainly in southeastern Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia.  They speak Arabic and refer to themselves as &#x22;baduw,&#x22; that is, people of the &#x22;desert.&#x22;  All Rwala are believed to be descended from a common but unknown Arab ancestor and “share blood,” whether or not they all raise livestock in desert pastures.  Their access to grazing land has been altered by the creation of nation-states in the 20th century and the establishment national boundaries across their customary migration routes. Since 1970 the Rwala have made more money from commerce and wage labor than from pastoralism.

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