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Over 200 people returned to their homes in the governorate of Zarqa in northern Jordan, following the resolution of a clan dispute, the Governor of Zarqa, Hijazi Assaf announced on Tuesday. The returnees had been forced to leave their homes for several years based on ‘jalwa’, a tribal custom whereby relatives of suspected criminals are banned from a particular area, usually where they live. Jalwa is usually applied in criminal cases such as rape or murder. Those subjected to the ban are only allowed to return home after a settlement is reached between the involved families, usually involving f…