Interview with ‘Amshah Maḥmūd al-Biqā‘ī مقابلة مع عمشة محمود البقاعي

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Agricultural life in the village

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Partial Transcript: Families: al-Biqāʻī.

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Keywords: Agricultural products; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; Building practices; Celebrations; Children's games; Dwellings; Education; Farm animals; Firʻim (Palestine); Harvesting; Land sale; Landowners; Men; Mosques; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Qurʼānic teaching; Rural life; Schools; Self-sufficiency; Siblings; Trade; Unemployment; Women socio-economic role; World War, 1939-1945

00:14:24 - Ceremonies and community life in the village

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Partial Transcript: Families: ʻAbd al-Hādī; al-Ṣabbāgh.

Significant Figures: ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm, Muṣṭafá (Mayor).

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Keywords: Bedouins; Conduct of life; Dairy products; Dietary practices; Dwellings; Feasts; Hospitality; House raid; Living conditions; Means of transportation; Nawar; Olive oil mills; Unemployment; Wedding celebration; Women socio-economic role; World War, 1939-1945; Zionist colonization

00:22:13 - Political turmoil during the British rule

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Keywords: Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; Arab Salvation Army; Armed patrols; Babies; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; British colonialism; British-Jewish relations; Coexistence; House raid; Jewish immigrants; Mughr al-Khayṭ (Palestine); Nannies; Palestinian Jews; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Revolutionaries; Zionist colonization; al-Jāʻūnah (Palestine)

00:28:30 - Expulsion from Palestine

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ḥāj, Ṣāliḥ (Martyr); al-Biqā‘ī, Sharīfah Maḥmūd (Wounded); al-Ṣāliḥ, Muḥammad ʻAbdullah (Wounded).

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Keywords: Ammunition; Arab Salvation Army; Arab countries; Border cities and towns; British-Jewish relations; Damaged Weapons; Death; Deception; Displacement; Expulsion from Palestine; Family relations; Guards; Herbal remedies; Hospitals; Injuries; Land deeds; Lebanon; Medical care; Mughr al-Khayṭ (Palestine); Return; Rifles; Socio-economic conditions; Traditional medicinal products; United States