Interview with ʻAzīzah Saʻīd al-‘Āydī and others مقابلة مع عزيزة سعيد العايدي وآخرون

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Bayyā‘ al-Turmus

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Keywords: Attacks; Carriages; Caves; Cheating; Children's stories; Cooking; Escape; Food; Generations; Ogres; Sisters; Vendors

00:08:51 - Sorcery in literature

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Bzaym, al-Shaykh Bandar (Doctor).

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Keywords: Aḥmad Pasha al-Jazzār, approximately 1730-1804; Cheating; Children; Dietary practices; Egypt; Gold; Imposters; Jinn; Land deeds; Love; Magic; Social norms; Socio-economic conditions; Theft; Traditional medical procedures; Village leaders

00:18:20 - Political conditions during French rule

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Khanjar, Adʹham (Revolutionary); Falḥah, Ḥassan (Civil servant).

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Keywords: Arrest; Aṭrash, Sulṭān, 1891-1982; Bedouins; Chivalry; Christians; Damascus (Syria); Diseases; Elderly people; French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon, 1923-1943; Hospitality; Hunting; Leaders; Married couples; Mothers; Poems; Praying; Rural life; Saints; Shaykhs; The Great Syrian Revolt, 1925-1927; Traitors

00:34:05 - Jokes and Anecdotes

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Asʻad, Aḥmad (Leader).

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Keywords: Employment; Humor; Jokes; Junblāṭ, Walīd, 1948-; Killing; Lawyers; Leaders; Revenge; Shaykhs; Thieves