所有事务的生杀大权均由族长们掌握。 除巩固族长权利外任何人无权干涉 — — 比方说用石块砸死一个任性胡为的女孩，或者对女性所谓的“荣誉杀戮”熟视无睹。
Everything else is left to patriarchal discretion.  Here, no one will intervene except to reinforce the application of  the patriarch's rights – say, in stoning a supposedly wayward girl, or turning a blind eye to so-called “honor killings” of women.