Interview with Zaynab Ibrāhīm ‘Abdullāh مقابلة مع زينب ابراهيم عبدالله

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

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ḥāj, Darwīsh (Mayor); al-Ḥammūd, Ḥusayn (Leader).

Families: ʻAzzūz; Ṣāliḥ; al-Ḥāj.

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Arbitration; Bedouins; Children's games; Dwellings; Hospitality; Land appropriation; Neighboring villages; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Rural life; Water resources; al-Dawwārah (Palestine)

00:14:21 - Community celebrations and traditions

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Shaykh Yūsuf (Maqām); al-Khiḍir Abū al-‘Abbās (Maqām); al-Nabī Ayyūb (Maqām).

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Keywords: Bridal accessories; Clothing and dresses; Dhabīḥah; Dowry; Medical care; Medical doctors; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Sūq; Tattoos; Traditional medical procedures; Wedding Customs; Wedding celebration

00:26:41 - Village occupation, displacement and exile

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Kinnāwī, Muḥammad (Wounded).

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Keywords: Attacks; Crimes against individuals; Expulsion; Homeland; Hope; Martyrs; Massacres; Nostalgia; Refugee experience; Return; Rumors; Settler colonialism; al-Burj al-Shamālī (Palestinian refugee camp: Lebanon)