Interview with Ṣafīyah Aḥmad ‘Abdū مقابلة مع صفيّة أحمد عبدو

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Socio-economic conditions in Akka

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Keywords: Akka (Palestine); British Mandate of Palestine, 1922-1948; Celebrations; Churches; Drivers; Dwellings; Embroidery; Family structure; Gardens; Palestinian resistance organizations; Protests against occupation; Public baths; Qurʼānic teaching; Schools; Siblings; Social norms; Teachers; Women education

00:13:06 - Akka's weddings

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Keywords: Arbitration; Arranged marriage; Bridal accessories; Bridal customs; Dowry; Grooms; Marriage; Mayors; Pre-Nakba life; Proverbs; Public baths; Religious traditions; Social norms; Wedding celebration; Wedding preparations; Wedding presents; Wedding songs; Zaffah; ʻArrābah (Palestine)

00:31:18 - Social life activity

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Qaṭrān, Na‘īm (Doctor); Bayḍūn, Nājī (Doctor).

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Keywords: Brides; Christians; Cinemas; Dietary practices; Entertainment; Family relations; Gardens; Haganah; Interreligious marriage; Jewish neighbors; Neighbors; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Public baths; Sabbath; Social norms; Social relations; Traditional medical procedures; Umm Kulthūm, 1898-1975; ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Muḥammad, 1902-1991; ʻĪd celebrations

00:47:53 - Political dynamics in Akka

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Shuqayrī, Anwar (Doctor).

Landmarks-Places of Worship: al-Nabī Ṣāliḥ (Maqām).

Landmarks - Lakes, River: Jabal al-Karmil (Mountain).

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Keywords: Akka (Prison: Palestine); Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; British army camps; British colonization; Curfew; Customs and traditions; Demolition; Dispersion; Displacement; Executions; Expulsion from Palestine; Haifa (Palestine); Health services; House raid; Income; Means of transportation; Midwives; Prison riots; Revolutionaries; Safad (Palestine); Ships; Spies; Strikes; Trains; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948; al-Ḥusaynī, Amīn, 1895-1975

01:01:39 - Exodus and refugee's expulsion experience

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Balṭajī, Muḥammad (Driver).

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; Balfour Declaration, 1917; British colonization; Collaborationists; Curfew; Currencies; Damaged weapons; Dispersion; Economic prosperity; Emotions; Expulsion from Palestine; Forced migration; Generations; Hope; Jewish settlements; Mīyah wa Mīyah (Palestinian refugee camp: Lebanon); News; Palestine Railways; Palestinian Orthodox Clubs; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Protests against settlements; Radio stations; Ramaḍān; Refugee experience; Return; Revolutionary songs; Saida (Lebanon); State of Israel; Strikes; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948; al-Qassām, ʻIzz al-Dīn, 1882-1935; al-Ḥusaynī, Amīn, 1895-1975