Interview with Amīnah Ḥusayn Shamālī مقابلة مع أمينة حسين شمالي

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:06 - Socio-economic conditions in al-ʻAlmānīyah

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Yūsuf, Ḥasan (Mayor); al-Kibrah, Maḥmūd (Construction worker).

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Keywords: Agricultural economics; Agricultural products; Clothing and dresses; Crops; Dietary practices; Dwellings; Farming practices; Haganah; Identity cards; Landowners; Marriage; Mayors; Medical doctors; Mines; Nannies; Nation; Neighboring villages; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Pre-Nakba life; Rural life; Safad (Palestine); Siblings; Sūq; Trade; Women education; al-ʻAlmānīyah (Palestine); ʻArab al-Zubayd (Palestine)

00:22:06 - Social and cultural conditions in the village

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ibrāhīm, Khalīl (Landowner).

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Keywords: Arranged marriage; Bridal customs; Brides; Clothing and dresses; Dhabīḥah; Dietary practices; Education; Gold; Grooms; Intervillage relations; Landowners; Marriage proposals; Means of transportation; Safad (Palestine); Wedding celebration; Wedding songs; Weddings; ʻArab al-Zubayd (Palestine)

00:50:30 - Health conditions in the village

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks - Lakes, River: ‘Ayn al-Jarab (Water resource).

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Keywords: Diseases; Foreigners; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Hunting practices; Intervillage relations; Medical care; Medical doctors; Traditional medical procedures

01:02:54 - Political dynamics during the British rule

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Keywords: Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; British colonization; Brutal treatment; Customs; Dabkah; Fishing; Folk songs; Germans; Haganah; Home bombing; Income; Interreligious relations; Military withdrawal; Tattoos; Traders; Weapon acquisition

01:16:55 - War events and the evacuation

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ḥusayn, Kāmil (Village leader); Ṭayyib, Fāyiz (Mayor); Sa‘īd , Muḥammad (Resistance fighter); al-Muṣṭafá, ‘Alī (Resistance fighter).

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Keywords: 1936-1939; Arab Revolt; Arrest; British colonization; Checkpoints; Crimes against humanity; Destruction; Displacement; Expulsion from Palestine; Guards; Haganah; House raid; Martyrs; Mines; Palestinian Jews; Palestinian resistance; Revolutionaries; Safad (Palestine); Terrorism; Village siege; Women in armed conflicts; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948

01:32:30 - Forced migration and refugees

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Keywords: Childbirth; Dispersion; Expulsion from Palestine; House keys; Lebanese Army; Martyrs; Murder; Nostalgia; Olive trees; Refugee aid; Refugee experience; Return; Suffering; Zionist Forces

01:46:17 - Refugees and displacement

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Khūrī , Shiḥādah (Trader); Ṭayyib, Fāyiz (Martyr); Dīb, Ṣubḥī (Martyr).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Agricultural prosperity; Building practices; Dwellings; Economic prosperity; Emotions; Field; Fishing; Haganah; Intimidation; Lebanese Army; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Photographs; Refugee experience; Return; Strikes; al-Ḥusaynīyah Massacre, 1948