Interview with Ṣubḥīyah al-Aḥmad مقابلة مع صبحية الأحمد

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:06 - Childhood memories and traditional treatment of illness

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Keywords: Clothing and dresses; Evil eye; Family structure; Farming practices; Fathers; Hairdressing; Herbal remedies; Medical aid; Prayers for rain; Public baths; Tiberias (Palestine); Traditional medical procedures; Women education; Women in agriculture

00:25:00 - Cultural and social life

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Keywords: Babies; Bridal customs; Children; Dhabīḥah; Fathers; Grooms; Hospitality; Intervillage relations; Invitations; Kidnapping; Marriage; Tattoos; Traditional medical procedures; Wedding presents; Wedding traditions

00:41:51 - Agriculture and political conditions

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Keywords: Agricultural products; British colonialism; Dwellings; Farming practices; Guards; House raid; Irrigation; Jewish settlers; Landowners; Rifles; Rivers; Settler colonialism; Shootings; Water resources; Weapons; al-Khiṣāṣ (Palestine)

00:53:58 - Expulsion from Palestine

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Keywords: Atrocities of war; British policy; Child killings; Displacement; Farm animals; Hardship; Home demolition; House raid; Jewish settlements; Lebanon; Murder; Personal belongings; Refugee experience; Return; Routes; Settlement expansion; Shootings; Terrorism; War crimes; Weapons confiscation; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948; Zionist colonization; Zionist occupation; al-Khiṣāṣ (Palestine)

01:17:53 - Final reflections

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Keywords: Alienation; Exile; Expulsion from Palestine; Nostalgia