Interview with ‘Uṭrah Saʻīd Kaʻwash مقابلة مع عطرة سعيد كعوش

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:03 - Socio-economic and religious aspects in Mayrūn

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Kishkish, ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ (Teacher); al-Khadrah, Fawzῑ (Teacher).

Landmarks-Places of Worship: Ayyūb (Maqām); al-Nabῑ Shuʻayb (Maqām); Mazār Abū Bakir (Maqām); Sham‘ūn (Maqām).

Landmarks - Lakes, River: Maghārat al-Mushabak (Cave).

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Keywords: Agricultural income; Agricultural products; Building practices; Children's games; Coeducational schools; Dietary practices; Dwellings; Family farms; Family structure; Farmers; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Public baths; Religious belief; Religious stories; Schools; Tiberias (Palestine); Travel; Women education; al-Ṭābighah (Palestine)

00:22:22 - Social events and practices in Mayrūn

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Partial Transcript: Families: Ḥmayyid; Kanʻān; Fā‘ūr; Qaddūrah

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Keywords: Agricultural economics; Agricultural products; Arranged marriage; Bridal customs; British colonialism; Building practices; Customs; Dietary practices; Economic conditions; Embroidery; Family structure; Grooms; Manners; Means of transportation; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Social norms; Social relations; Sūq; Wedding celebration; Wedding presents; Wedding traditions; Women; Women education; ʻĪd celebrations

00:51:35 - Socio-economic dynamics and medical care in Mayrūn

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks- Public Institutions: Mustashfà Adāsah (Hospital).

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; Childbirth; Circumcision; Dietary practices; Displacement; Everyday life; Herbal remedies; Nostalgia; Return; Social relations; Traditional medical procedures; Weapon acquisition; Zionist occupation

01:06:46 - Zionist occupation and uprooting from Mayrūn

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Kanʻān, Fāris (Martyr).

Landmarks - Lakes, River: Jabal al-Jarmaq (Mountain); Jabal Kanʻān (Mountain).

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; Attacks; Bayt Jann (Palestine); Betrayal; Bint Jubayl (Lebanon); Defense; Druzes; Economic prosperity; Expulsion from Palestine; Massacres; Military training; Nostalgia; Olive trees; Rape; Refugee experience; Revolutionaries; Routes; Shelter; Zionist occupation; al-Baṣṣ (Palestinian refugee camp: Lebanon); al-Ṣafṣāf (Palestine); return