Sharaf Politics by Lang Sharon D;Bailey J. B. A.;

Author:Lang, Sharon D;Bailey, J. B. A.; [Lang, Sharon D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2005-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Another continued along the same line:

Sometimes a jaha must plead for sulha, in order to calm the situation and prevent another killing. So the immediate action could be the only way to stop the whole sad cycle of killing and revenge and prevent the case from being complicated by extra unnecessary, foolish acts from someone of the bereaved family. So it is your duty to immediately be in the picture.

Not only do jaha elders take initiative by “pleading” for sulha or at least a temporary ceasefire that will later lead to sulha regardless of whether or not the prerequisite norm of supplication has been satisfied, they are morally obligated to do so. When there is a clear and present danger, notables told me, they will rush to the scene, use the weight of their sharaf to prevent further fatalities, and not hesitate to intervene. They cannot wait for the sanction of the combating families to pressure would-be avengers into at least offering the hudneh. Jaha men say they insist (lazim) on securing hudneh from their first involvement in the dispute, that is, from the day they go to offer condolences, if there is an immediate danger:

Some big people from these families [in the Dashem-Jenin case] would know if something was going to happen and they would notify us immediately, they would tell us. And in this case, we would act, even in the middle of the night; we would go not to plead for peace but just to stop the situation. We would use all our influence to stop any intention of wrongdoing.

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