Safeguarding a Dying Practice: The Role of Shabwani Women in Tribal Mediation and Reconciliation

Safeguarding a Dying Practice: The Role of Shabwani Women in Tribal Mediation and Reconciliation Safeguarding a Dying Practice: The Role of Shabwani Women in Tribal Mediation and Reconciliation Safeguarding a Dying Practice: The Role of Shabwani Women in Tribal Mediation and Reconciliation By: Samah AlKhader February 20, 2024 Cover photo: Teenage female dancer waits for her cue backstage during a. [...] The advent of war has also brought about new dynamics that further threaten the role of women in mediation and reconciliation, including the emboldenment of patriarchy and the ensuant regression in women’s rights and social roles over the years. [...] She added that both men and women ask for her help in mediation, and noted that she is respected among the community although she is not the wife or daughter of a tribal leader.[15] Fatimah Faraj, the Head of the Women’s Development Association, and a known peacemaker in the Ataq district, has intervened as a mediator in several areas in Shabwa. [...] [16] In direct intervention, arbitration sessions are held in the presence of the parties to the dispute and the concerned woman acts as the main arbitrator and rules on the matter directly. [...] Some of the respondents rejected the whole notion of female mediation, considering this work a violation of religious laws and local customs, which keep women confined to the private sphere, and make it inappropriate for women to be involved in large tribal disputes and armed conflicts.[25] The findings from the questionnaires corroborate those from the interviews, in which various community leade.