Interview with Ṣalāḥ al-Khaṭīb مقابلة مع صلاح الخطيب

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

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Partial Transcript: Families: Khaṭīb; Ayyūb; Huraysh; Shāyib.

Landmarks- Public Institutions: Madrasat al-Rās al-Aḥmar (School).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Building practices; Children's games; Coeducation; Communal celebrations; Dwellings; Farm animals; Farmers; Public schools; Siblings; Students; Teachers; al-Rās al-Aḥmar (Palestine)

00:07:31 - al-Rās al-Aḥmar during the Arab revolt, 1936-1939

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Shāhīn, ʻAlī (Revolutionary); Huraysh; Muḥammad Fayyāḍ (Martyr); al-Khaṭīb, Samīr (Teacher).

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; Armored vehicles; Arrest; Barbed wire; Border cities and towns; British colonialism; British high commissioner; Building practices; Education; Forced evacuation; Home bombing; Ibrāhīm, Nūḥ, 1913-1938; Injuries; Mines; Rifles; Schools; Teachers; Village siege; Weapons; Women in armed conflicts; al-Mālikīyah (Prison: Palestine); al-Shīshaklī, Adīb, 1909-1964; al-Ṣafṣāf (Palestine)

00:20:29 - Prisons and prisoners in Palestine

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Ḥamad, Fuʼād (Revolutionary leader); Blaybil, Abū ‘Āṭif (Police).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Akka (Prison: Palestine); Arab Salvation Army; Barbers; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; Clashes; Income; Mischief; Neighboring villages; Officers; Police; Political prisoners; Prisoners' treatment; Rural life; Schools; al-Rās al-Aḥmar (Palestine); ʻAtlīt (Prison: Palestine)