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<p>This study examines how <i>Shimglina</i> manages interreligious tensions in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Employing qualitative methods, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews with religious leaders, community elders, women, and youth in the study area, the study reveals that <i>Shimglina</i> is widely trusted and preferred over formal legal systems. Its strength lies in its ability to depoliticize and dereligionize conflict, reframing disputes as collective social difficulties and guiding communities to healing through dialogue, rituals, and collective wisdom. The findings are understood through the lenses of social capital theory, and conflict transformation theory, stressing <i>Shimglina</i>’s role in upholding social order, building trust across religious lines, and redesigning fractured relations. However, <i>Shimglina</i> faces challenges, such as political meddling that menaces its neutrality, community members, mainly younger generations, question the authority of elders, and women’s voices are underrepresented, though its adaptability and deep shared roots make it a culturally grounded and resilient approach to peace-building. In a world where formal institutions can feel rigid or distant, <i>Shimglina</i> presents a personal and human-centered approach to justice—one that begins with humility and shared values.</p>

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The Role of Shimglina in Challenging Interreligious Disputes in South Wollo, Ethiopia: Results from a Qualitative Study

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    2026年7月22日

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  • Tinsae Ashagrie Dagnew,
  • Sisay Sahile Beyene,
  • Bekele Melese Eshete

摘要

This study examines how Shimglina manages interreligious tensions in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Employing qualitative methods, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews with religious leaders, community elders, women, and youth in the study area, the study reveals that Shimglina is widely trusted and preferred over formal legal systems. Its strength lies in its ability to depoliticize and dereligionize conflict, reframing disputes as collective social difficulties and guiding communities to healing through dialogue, rituals, and collective wisdom. The findings are understood through the lenses of social capital theory, and conflict transformation theory, stressing Shimglina’s role in upholding social order, building trust across religious lines, and redesigning fractured relations. However, Shimglina faces challenges, such as political meddling that menaces its neutrality, community members, mainly younger generations, question the authority of elders, and women’s voices are underrepresented, though its adaptability and deep shared roots make it a culturally grounded and resilient approach to peace-building. In a world where formal institutions can feel rigid or distant, Shimglina presents a personal and human-centered approach to justice—one that begins with humility and shared values.