The men of fighting age talk of safeguarding their honor and of defending the land — eternal war is their only reality.
Safeguarding the honor of Prophet Muhammad is the overarching goal behind such bans.
The speaker asks the men to say, in unison, "I swear to renounce everything up to the seventh generation and the entire criminal association recognized by me until now in order to safeguard the honor of my wise brothers".
"Our government has decided that only the restoration of security and the safeguarding of citizens' dignity, honor and wealth will enable us to successfully proceed on the political course and achieve the transfer of full sovereignty," he said in a speech that was carried by television stations like Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera, which broadcast across the Arabic-speaking world.
By custom, Mrs. Gil-Rosas said, a family's statue is placed in a manger at home on Christmas Eve, but handed over the next morning to a trusted friend or relative — the godmother — who has the honor of safeguarding the statue, dressing it and taking it to church on Feb. 2. The first year, the statue is clad in white, as if for a baptism.
Allegedly raped at knife point by a man nearly 10 years older, she had committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist to protect him from prosecution, under a law designed to safeguard female, and family, honor.
To make it easier to let go, she suggests that people find ways to honor, capture and safeguard the memories.
What if we didn't safeguard the Statue of Liberty or honor the battlefields of Gettysburg?
Caveats Early decision commitments operate on the honor system, but there are safeguards to discourage students from going back on their word.
President Obama "expressed his great concern" in a telephone call with Mr. Netanyahu, the White House said in a statement, and he called on Egypt "to honor its international obligations to safeguard the security of the Israeli Embassy".
As they emerged from the building, the Chens passed a framed Department of Homeland Security mission statement: "With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values". Outside, white-robed Jericho walkers descended upon them, cheering.
