Interview with Āminah Aḥmad Mūsá مقابلة مع آمنة أحمد موسى

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Childhood and agriculture

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Yūnus, Khalīl (Shaykh).

Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Shaykh Shārm (Maqām); al-Khiḍir (Maqām).

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Keywords: Agricultural economics; Agricultural products; Children; Dwellings; Family structure; Irrigation; Mothers; Religious schooling; Rivers; Social norms; Traditional medical procedures; al-Zūq al-Taḥtānī (Palestine)

00:07:46 - Social and community life in Palestine

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Partial Transcript: Families: Khalaf.

Significant Figures: al-Dakhīl, Shiḥādah (Mayor); al-Ḥusayn, Kāmil (Village leader); al-Ḥmayyid, Muṣṭafá (Musician); al-Ḥasan, Maḥmūd (Singer).

Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Shaykh Muḥammad (Maqām); al-Shaykh Mūsá (Maqām); al-Shaykh Sharaf (Maqām).

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Keywords: Agricultural land lease; Agriculture; Arbitration; Brides; Circumcision; Dabkah; Dalʻūnā; Disputes; Dīwān; Food; Harvesting; Hospitality; Intervillage relations; Jewish immigrants; Land purchase; Land sale; Marriage proposals; Nawar; Neighboring villages; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Pre-Nakba life; Settler colonialism; Social norms; Sūq; Tattoos; Theft; Village leaders; Wedding customs; Wedding veils; Ẓarīf al-Ṭūl

00:32:59 - Childbirth and women's role

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Keywords: Babies; Childbirth; Dietary practices; Food; Herbal remedies; Work