Interview with Najīyah Ḥusayn المقابلة مع نجيّة حسين

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Childhood and agricultural life in Qabbāʻah

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

Landmarks - Lakes, River: ʻAyn al-Karm (Water resource); ʻAyn Muqallid (Water resource); ʻAyn al-Jadīdah (Water resource); ʻAyn al-Ghanam (Water resource).

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Keywords: Agricultural income; Agricultural products; Children's games; Education; Embroidery; Family structure; Farm animals; Harvesting; Hunting; Neighboring villages; Pre-Nakba life; Religious belief; Safad (Palestine); Shaykhs; Trade; Women dressmakers; Women in agriculture; al-Jāʻūnah (Palestine)

00:12:31 - Social life and customs in Qabbāʻah

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Partial Transcript: Families: Sh'ḥādah; al-Maṣārwī; al-Ḥaj; Ḥamādah.

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Keywords: Bridal customs; British-Jewish relations; Dabkah; Death; Dietary practices; Economic prosperity; Entertainment; Grooms; Intervillage relations; Invitations; Jewish settlements; Marriage proposals; Mayors; Money; Mourning; Palestinian Jews; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Pamphlets; Pre-Nakba life; Rural life; Social relations; Trade; Wedding celebration; Wedding songs; Women; Zionists; ʻĪd celebrations

00:25:39 - Zionist invasion of Palestine, 1948 and expulsion

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Partial Transcript: Families: Fandī.

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; Displacement; Emotions; Escape; Guards; Gunshots; Hope; Hospitality; Jewish settlements; Massacres; Medical aid; Murder; Neighboring villages; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Personal belongings; Propaganda; Qabbāʻah (Palestine); Return; Seeking refuge; Women in armed conflicts