AMMAN — Jordan’s political reform movement has gone quiet in recent weeks after demonstrations in Amman and elsewhere that ended in violence.

A protest March 25 in Amman left scores injured, opening fractures between groups opposing the government and raising tensions between East Bank Jordanians and Jordanians of Palestinian origin.

“After the March 25 protest, things have become complicated in Jordan for the already divided opposition groups,” said Mohammad Abu Rumman, a political analyst who writes for Al Ghad, a daily newspaper. “At the same time the government has been moving at a slower pace in regards to political reform.”

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AMMAN — Some pleasant memories of Essam Ali’s Iraqi homeland still seep into his mind. He remembers the summer of 1985, for instance, when, surrounded by forests and friends, he trained in mime and pantomime in Mosul, Iraq, from dusk until dawn. Throughout that summer, until September, he seldom returned to his home in Baghdad.

Now he never returns. He does not own a home. His life is defined by his status as a temporary migrant here, his days unplanned, his meals sporadic, his cellphone on standby, waiting to hear if he is eligible for resettlement.

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