Interview with Ṣubḥīyah al-Ḥusayn مقابلة مع صبحية الحسين

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Tribal customs and social life in Palestine

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Muḥammad, Muṣṭafá (Mayor).

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Keywords: Agricultural income; Agricultural products; Arbitration; Blood money; Bridal customs; Clothing and dresses; Coffee; Dietary practices; Dowry; Dwellings; Farm animals; Farmers; Herbal remedies; Hospitality; Marriage proposals; Medical aid; Nawar; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Pre-Nakba life; Qadas (Palestine); Shepherds; Siblings; Tattoos; Trade; Tribal customs; Wedding customs; al-Ḥamdūn (Arab tribe); ʻĪd celebrations

00:20:43 - Warfare and Palestinian-Jewish relations

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ḥamādah, ʻAlī (Martyr).

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Keywords: Ammunition; Arab Salvation Army; British-Jewish relations; Courage; Dīwān; Farm animals; Jewish neighbors; Military superiority; Military training; Rifles; Skirmishes; Tanks; Tribal customs; Ululation; Weapon acquisition; Women in armed conflicts; al-Mālikīyah Battle, 1948; al-Nabī Yusha' Battle, 1948; al-Ḥamdūn (Arab tribe)

00:32:58 - Life in Lebanon and hope of return

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; Cooking; Economic aid; Expulsion; Personal belongings; Refugee camps; Refugee experience; Smuggling; Socio-economic conditions; Sons; Suffering; Treason; Zionist occupation