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Building Peace in Muslim Tribal Societies

Date: Friday, December 11, 2009 / Time: 4:30am - 7:30am 

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In Muslim tribal cultures, such as in Somalia and Yemen, conflicts traditionally involve tribes, clans, and extended families and are perpetuated through violent revenge, sometimes over generations. Conflict resolution traditionally consists of blood payments, with religious leaders and elders playing the role of mediators.

In Muslim tribal cultures, such as in Somalia and Yemen, conflicts traditionally involve tribes, clans, and extended families and are perpetuated through violent revenge, sometimes over generations. Conflict resolution traditionally consists of blood payments, with religious leaders and elders playing the role of mediators.

These societies have been buffeted by regional and global forces beyond their borders, which have resulted in internationalizing and escalating what had previously been local conflicts.

USIP has invited two innovative peacemakers – a Somali Kenyan woman and a Yemeni Sheikh - who have revitalized traditional conflict resolution and adapted it to the more complex and challenging conflicts facing their communities and societies today.

Speakers

  • Dekha Ibrahim, Presenter
    PACT (Building Capacity Worldwide)
  • Abdurahman Yahya Al-Marwani, Presenter
    Dar el Salam Organization (House of Peace Yemen)
  • Mary Hope Schwoebel, Discussant
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Jacki Wilson, Moderator
    United States Institute of Peace

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