Bedouin Culture
Even in modern Bedouin culture the emphasis is still very much on the stability of the group rather than the wishes of the individual.
Maybe this is one of the factors in creating the Bedouin mystique; occidental life at least for the reasonably well off, is relatively safe and comfortable, but many individuals experience a nawing sense of isolation. Somewhere in the core of our being, a light goes out: the fire of the soul must somehow be nurtured by a feeling of belonging to the group. So we turn to clubs and common interest groups to recreate this connectedness...
Although certain groups of Bedouin, such as the Muzeina of Dahab, are in a phase of transition, they don’t require such special interest clubs to bond them together. Their unity as a community still stands firm and an explicitly structured social system helps to iron out hostility between individuals. Of course the only way to really understand this, is to come and experience it for yourself!