Interview with Ḥusayn S‘ādah مقابلة مع حسين سعادة

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Socio-economic conditions during the British Mandate in the village

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Partial Transcript: Families: Darwīsh; Idlibī; al-Kayyāl.

Significant Figures: Darwīsh, Aḥmad (Landowner).

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Keywords: Akka (Palestine); Building practices; Children's games; Christians; Churches; Dwellings; Education; Family structure; Feudalism; Haifa (Palestine); Interreligious relations; Mosques; Professions; Rural life; Social classes; Traditional medical procedures; al-Birwah (Palestine)

00:16:09 - Political dynamics in the village during the British Mandate

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; British Army; Christians; Defense; Displacement; Druzes; Jewish settlements; Land sale; Military training; Muslims; Nabī Rubīn; Rebels; Taxes; Weapon acquisition; Zionist occupation; al-Qāwūqjī, Fawzī, 1890-1977

00:28:17 - Political conditions in al- Birwah during the Zionist occupation

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-Maṣrī, Aḥmad (Resistance fighter); al-Dūkhī, Ṣāliḥ (Resistance fighter); al-Jūdī, Maḥmūd (Resistance fighter).

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Keywords: Akka (Palestine); Arab Salvation Army; British policy; Cheating; City evacuation; Collaborationists; Damaged weapons; Displacement; Lebanese Army; Martyrs; Mawlid; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Prisoners' treatment; Women in armed conflicts; ʻĪd al-Mawlid al-Nabawī

00:46:34 - War events and expulsion

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: ‘Ashān, Aḥmad (Prisoner).

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; Attempt at return; Betrayal; Displacement; Expulsion from Palestine; Food; Home demolition; Identity; Jordan; Martyrs; Massacres; Passing on memories; Personal belongings; Radio stations; Refugee experience; Syria; Water resources