Interview with Āminah Saʻd مقابلة مع آمنة سعد

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:25 - Social and cultural life in al-Birwah

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Partial Transcript: Families: Darwīsh; Saʻīd; al-Kayyāl; Mi'ārī.

Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-ʻAjamī (Maqām); al-Kayyāl (Maqām).

Significant Figures: al-Darwīsh, Ḥasan (Mayor); Darwīsh, Aḥmad (Landowner).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Akka (Palestine); Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; Arab Salvation Army; Arranged marriage; Brides; British colonialism; Childhood; Children's games; Clothing and dresses; Family relations; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Girls; Grief; Grooms; Herbal remedies; Interreligious relations; Islamic education; Murder; Neighboring villages; Palestinian resistance; Religious diversity; Religious tradition; Sewing; Shaykhs; Sūq; Trade; Village liberation; Wedding traditions; Zionist occupation; al-Birwah (Palestine)

00:19:03 - Palestinian resistance to military occupation in al-Birwah

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Sulṭānī, Ibrāhīm (Martyr).

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; Battles; British colonialism; British-Jewish relations; Brutal treatment; Deception; Displacement; Exile; Expulsion from Palestine; Fidā’iyyīn; Gunshots; Lebanon; Martyrdom; Means of transportation; Mines; Murder; Neighboring villages; Nostalgia; Personal belongings; Refugee experience; Revolutionaries; Route choices; Shātīlā (Palestinian refugee camp: Lebanon); Skirmishes; Torture; Village liberation; Village siege; Weapon acquisition; Women in armed conflicts; Zionist occupation; al-Birwah (Palestine)

00:35:02 - Historical reflections

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Keywords: Compensation; Exile; Family relations; Generations; Lebanon; Married couples; Palestinian national identity; Passing on memories; Refugee experience; Regret; Right of return