If the husbands father sides with the abusive husband, then the two families willer, their daughters may have a more difficult time getting married. This is where the concept of honor comes into play. The collective is much more important than the individual. Everything a person does is reflected on their family. It can work to a persons benefit, also, if their family has good qualities.
Reputation is very strong.
The first is to help newly arriving Arab immigrants to get and find a neutral person they both trust within the community to help mediate. The last resort for Arab culture is the courts. This method of conflict resolution is particularly conflictual with the American system. The first method for Americans typically is to go to the police or the courts. Dr. Ameri provided an example involving a recent immigrant from Yemen who tried to buy a restaurant from a second generation Lebanese immigrant woman.