Interview with Maḥmūd ‘Ayyāsh مقابلة مع محمود عياش

Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Ṣāliḥ, Khalīl (Public officer); al-Ḥusayn, Muṣṭafá (Mayor).

Families: Zaydān,‘Ayyāsh; al-Biqā‘ī.

Landmarks-Places of Worship: Shaykh ‘Abd al-Mughīth (Maqām); Shaykh al-‘Ajamī (Maqām).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Childhood; Christians; Dwellings; Economic sectors; Education; Farmers; Land ownership; Means of transportation; Religious belief; Rural life; Schools; Social classes; Socio-economic conditions; Sūq; al-Dāmūn (Palestine)

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Keywords: Arbitration; Ceremonies; Death; Hospitality; Media; Medical care; Ramaḍān; Traditions; Wedding celebration; Wedding songs; Wedding traditions

Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Khiḍir, Tawfīq (Resistance fighter); Shihāb, Muḥammad (Resistance fighter); Abū al-ʻŪf, Qāsim (Resistance fighter); Dyāb, Muḥammad (Resisatnce fighter); al-Tawbah, Aḥmad (Resistance fighter); Ṣubḥī, Muḥammad (Martyr).

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Keywords: Arab Revolt (1936-1939); Betrayal; British policy; Collaborationists; Druzes; Jamʻiyyat al-Kaff al-Aswad; Jewish settlements; Kibbutzim; Land sale; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Revolutionary leadership; Weapon acquisition; ʻĪd al-Mawlid al-Nabawwī; ʻĪd al-Mawlid al-Nabawī

Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Abū al-Kull, Saʻīd (Resistance fighter); Maḥmūd, Alī (Resistance fighter).

Landmarks- Public Institutions: al-Lidd Airport (Airport).

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Keywords: Airplanes; Arab Salvation Army; Battles; Child mortality; Defense; Destruction; Druzes; Evil eye; Expulsion from Palestine; Hawshah and al-Kasāyir Battle, 1948; Identity cards; Jewish immigration; Jewish settlements; Land ownership; Lebanon; Massacres; Medical care; Military training; Nation; Neighboring village; Passing on memories; Return; Syria; Trenches; Truces; United Nations; Wahhāb, Shakīb, 1890-1980; Weapon acquisition; Weapon trade; Women in armed conflicts; Zionist occupation; al-Birwah Battle, 1948