Interview with Najmah ’Abbās

Biography: The interview was recorded on April 24, 2003 with Najmah ’Abbās, female, born in 1918 in al-Mallāḥah, Palestine and resides in ʻAyn al-Ḥilwah Palestinian Refugee Camp, Lebanon. She worked in rugs weaving.
Interviewer: al-Khaṭīb, Āminah
Interviewee: ’Abbās, Najmah
Place of Origin: Mallāḥah
In Collection: POHA, Al-Nakba Collection
Interview Audio/Video:
Format: video
Duration: 01:23:25
Language: Arabic
Interview Date: 2003-04-24
Permanent Link: https://n2t.net/ark:/86073/b3w03m
Subjects:
Significant Figures:
al-Ḥāj, Yāsīn (Mayor); al-Rashīd, Muḥammad (Trader); Fānūs, Aḥmad (Trader); al-Mūsá, Khālid (Wounded).
Families:
al-Khaṭīb; Abū ‘Azzām; al-Ḥāj; Nāsir.
Landmarks-Cultural and Touristic Institutions:
Ḥammām Ṭabarayyā (Public bath).
Landmarks-Lakes, Rivers:
Wādī ‘Arūs (Valley).
Table of Contents: Families, agriculture and ceremonies in al-Malāḥah. (@ 00:00:00)
Everyday life and communal ceremonies. (@ 00:16:18)
Politics, land and conflict. (@ 00:38:13)
Expulsion and refugee life. (@ 01:06:37)
Table of Contents:
  • Families, agriculture and ceremonies in al-Malāḥah . (@ 0:00)
  • Everyday life and communal ceremonies . (@ 16:18)
  • Politics, land and conflict. (@ 38:13)
  • Expulsion and refugee life. (@ 66:37)