Interview with Ḥamdah al-Aḥmad مقابلة مع حمدة الأحمد

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:10 - Social life, traditions and customs

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Keywords: Building practices; Childhood; Clothing and dresses; Dwellings; Embroidery; Family structure; Palestine; Shaykhs; Siblings; Tattoos; Wedding customs; Women education; ʻArab al-Ghawārinah (Palestine)

00:15:05 - Ceremonial customs in ʻArab al-Ghawārinah

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-ʻAlī, Ḥusayn (Village leader).

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Keywords: Arranged marriage; Blood money; Bridal accessories; British colonization; Brothers; Clothing and dresses; Dietary practices; Flour mills; Gold; Hospitality; Invitations; Land acquisition; Land registration; Media; Photography; Rivers; Social norms; Water resources; Wedding customs; Wedding songs; ʻAtābā

00:41:43 - Family socio-economic situation and expulsion

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Partial Transcript: Families: al-‘Alī.

Significant Figures: al-‘Alī, Ḥusayn (Village leader).

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Keywords: Abdullah, King of Jordan, 1882–1951; Agricultural products; Arbitration; Displacement; Druzes; Elopement; Emotions; Expulsion from Palestine; Fishing; Gold; Harvesting; Homeland; Hope; Intimidation; Khirbat al-Waʻrah al-Sawdā (Palestine); Machination; Medical care; Nation; Neighboring villages; Nostalgia; Palestine; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Psychological warfare; Refugee experience; Return; Social norms; Theft; ʻAyn al-Ḥilwah (Palestinian refugee camp: Lebanon)