Ar-Namys (Honour Code)
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Ar-namys (Iradi, "honour and dignity"), also called ar-namys jolu ("the way of honour"), is the code of conduct of the Iradi clans, kept alongside their customary law (adat). It is taught to the riders of the El-Choro Militias, and reports of the United Nations Mission in Irad and of human rights groups cite it, and its breaches, when they describe incidents in the Autonomous Tribal Regions.[1]
Principles
- A woman, a child, an old man, a bard or a priest may not be struck, nor anyone at a church, a shrine or a grave.
- The safety of a guest, and of anyone under panaa, comes before the host's own.
- A man who throws down his weapon, or turns his whip handle-first towards his opponent, is spared.
- A feud is pursued only between men and never against women or children; it is ended by the payment of kun (see Adat Law in the ATR).
- An insult to one's kin is answered.
- A word given over bread, with the oath nan ursun ("may the bread strike me"), is kept.[1][2]
References
- ^ Iradi Freedom Society (2022). Compendium of Customary Law. Aksay Plateau: IAC Chancellery.
- ^ Central Asian Cultural Studies Review (2018). 'Roads, Refuge and Reputation: Honour Customs of the Iradi Clans.' Vol. 11, pp. 5–29.
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