Interview with Umm Wāʼil مقابلة مع أم وائل

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - The Story of the injured lady

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Keywords: Cats; Children; Children's stories; Conduct of life; Elderly people; Gold; Grandfathers; Jewels; Kings; Marriage; Neighbors; Ogres; Pilgrimage; Secrets; Shaykhs; Silver; Ḥinnah

00:10:00 - Wisdom tale

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Keywords: Animals; Deserts; Friendship; Gifts; Jewelry; Jinn; Journeys; Kings; Loyalty; Marital relations; Medical care; Poison; Rescue; Storytelling; Traditional medicinal products; Water wells

00:20:18 - Milkman, Poorman and Richman story

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Keywords: Childlessness; Compensation; Complaints; Dairy products; Escape; Executioners; Helpfulness; Invocation; Judges; Kings; Pregnancies

00:27:43 - Symbolism in Arabic stories

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Keywords: Beheading; Birds; Burial; Dhabīḥah; Disputes; Divorce; Family relations; Feasts; Friendship; Gold; Grapes; Greed; Imprisonment; Judges; Killing; Kings; Stepmothers

00:33:23 - Parent - child influence

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Keywords: Divorce; Elderly people; Fathers; Generations; Humiliation; Loyalty; Morality; Stepfathers; Values