Interview with Najībah Muḥammad Qaddūrah مقابلة مع نجيبة محمد قدورة

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Childhood and family in Suḥmātā

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Qaddūrah, Muḥammad (Butcher); ʻAbd al-Qādir, Muḥammad (Butcher).

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Keywords: Agricultural products; Childhood dreams; Children's games; Dwellings; Family structure; Farm animals; Land ownership; Peasants; Rural life; Schools; Sewing

00:06:14 - Work life and socio-economic affairs in Suḥmātā

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Qaddūrah, Shaykhah (Dressmaker): Qaddūrah, Amīnah (Dressmaker); Qaddūrah, Ḥasnah (Dressmaker); Qaddūrah, Badr (Businessman); Balshī, ʻAbdullāh (Businessman); Murrah, Abū Ḥasan Faḍḍah (Businessman); Ḥusayn, Ḥasan (Businessman); Qaddūrah, Aḥmad Naʻmān (Businessman); Qaddūrah, Muḥammad Ḥusayn (Businessman).

Families: Qaddūrah; Ḥusayn; Mūsá.

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Keywords: Anti-Palestinian economic measures; British Mandate for Palestine, 1922-1948; Flour mills; Landowners; Means of transportation; Olive oil mills; Schooling; Sewing; Social classes; Socio-economic conditions; Sūq; Tarshīḥā (Palestine); Taxes; Women dressmakers

00:17:37 - Marriage, village life, and customs

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: Jān, Yūsuf al-Najjār (Circumcisor).

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Keywords: Animal sacrifice; Arranged marriage; Brides; Childbirth; Condolences; Dietary practices; Dowry; Embroidery; Folk poetry; Folk songs; Grooms; Herbal remedies; Intervillage relations; Invitations; Marriage proposals; Suḥmātā (Palestine); Tailoring; Wedding dresses; Wedding presents; Wedding songs; Wedding traditions; Ḥinnah

00:32:41 - Socio-political dynamics in the village and expulsion from Palestine

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Arab Salvation Army; British authorities; Displacement; Injuries; Jewish settlements; Political activity; Prisoners of war; Routes; Seeking shelter; Social relations; Suḥmātā (Palestine); Work