Interview with ‘Alī Jabr al-Rifā‘ī مقابلة مع علي جبر الرفاعي

Partial Transcript: Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Ṣiddīq (Maqām).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; Caves; Children's games; Education; Farming practices; Firʻim (Palestine); Income; Jewish National Fund; Means of transportation; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Schools; Siblings; State of Israel; Students; Women education

Partial Transcript: Families: Ḥmayyid; Fā‘ūr; Kassāb; ‘Azīmih; ‘Awdah.

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Keywords: Dwellings; Landowners; Mosques; Neighboring villages; Prayers for rain; Pre-Nakba geographical territories; Religious belief; Traditional medical procedures

Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ḥāj Ḥasan, Mir‘ī (Poet).

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Keywords: Arbitration; Boundaries; Entertainment; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Interreligious marriage; Intervillage relations; Marriage; Mayors; Wedding customs; Wedding preparations; ʻĪd al-Mawlid al-Nabawī; ʻĪd celebrations

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Keywords: Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; British army camps; Customs; Employment; House raid; Jewish settlements; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Revolutionary leadership; Village occupation; Weapon acquisition

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; Arab countries; Collaborationists; Damaged weapons; Displacement; Evacuation; Expulsion from Palestine; Fidā’iyyīn; Jewish settlements; Judges; Land purchase; Lebanon; Massacres; Military superirority; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Return; Tiberias (Palestine); Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948

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Keywords: Arab countries; Dreams; Farm animals; Generations; Identity cards; Lebanon; Malaria; Medical doctors; Return; Sharon, Ariel, 1928-2014; Zionist colonization