Interview with Khaznah Ḥusayn al-As‘ad مقابلة مع خزنة حسين الأسعد

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:40 - Everyday life and political activity in the village

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Partial Transcript: Families: ‘Abdullāh.

Significant Figures: al-Mūsá, Aḥmad (Mayor).

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Keywords: Agricultural calendars; Children's games; Dispersion; Dwellings; Everyday life; Farmers; Iksāl (Palestine); Illiteracy; Israelites; Jewish neighbors; Landowners; Neighboring villages; Political prisoners; Schools; Siblings; Taxes; Water wells

00:11:35 - Zionist infiltration and attacks

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Nabī Dāwūd (Maqām); al-‘Ajamī (Maqām).

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Keywords: Dowry; Food; Intervillage relations; Marriage; Palestinian Jews; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Resistance; Settler colonialism; Social norms; Traditional medical procedures; Weapon acquisition; Wedding celebration; al-Ṭur (Palestine); ʻĪd celebrations

00:27:38 - The Palestinian exodus

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; Dispersion; Displacement; Emotions; Expulsion from Palestine; Family reunification; Fidā’iyyīn; Lūbyā Battle, 1947; Mayors; Rape; Refugee experience; Return; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948; Zionist occupation; al-Ṣafṣāf Massacre, 1948