Interview with Qasim Muḥammad Dirbāj

Biography: The interview was recorded with Qasim Muḥammad Dirbāj, male, born in 1925 in Qadas, Palestine.
Interviewer: Mughrabī, Bushrá
Interviewee: Dirbāj, Qasim Muḥammad
Place of Origin: Qadas
In Collection: POHA, Al-Nakba Collection
Interview Audio/Video:
Format: video
Duration: 01:51:03
Language: Arabic
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4479
Subjects:
Significant Figures:
al-Dʹhaynī, ʻAbdullāh (Shaykh); Dirbāj, Muḥammad (Mayor); al-Sūqīyah,ʻAqlah (Mayor); Khanāfir, Saʻīd (Village leader); al-Mīzārī, ‘Abd al-Raḥmān (Village leader); Khalīl, Ḥasan (Wounded); al-As‘ad, Aḥmad (Village leader); al-Ḥusayn, Kāmil (Village leader); Dirbāj, Aḥmad (Resistance fighter leader); Ḥusayn, Muḥammad (Resistance fighter); Kinyār, Muḥammad Qāsim (Resistance fighter); al-‘Abd, Qāsim (Wounded); Zughayb, Muḥammad (Lebanese Army commander); al-As‘ad, Aḥmad (Leader).
Families:
Mārdīnī; al-Mārdīnī; Bazzī; Farḥāt; Kinyār; Dirbaj; al-Sūqīyah; ‘Īsá.
Landmarks-Places of Worship:
al-Nabī Yūshaʻ (Maqām); al-Nabī Shuʻayb (Maqām); Umm Yūshaʻ (Maqām).
Landmarks-Lakes, Rivers:
‘Ayn Qadas (Water resource).
Table of Contents: Socio-economic conditions in the villagwe. (@ 00:00:00)
Land and identity in Palestine. (@ 00:08:59)
Socio-economic dynamics during the British rule. (@ 00:25:40)
Social dynamics in the village. (@ 00:32:27)
Marriage celebrations in Palestine. (@ 00:42:14)
Community life in Qadas. (@ 00:53:38)
Political turmoil and military activity in the village. (@ 00:59:44)
War time and military occupation. (@ 01:09:7)
Violence, battles and armed resistance. (@ 01:21:13)
Military occupation and hopes for the future. (@ 01:33:30)
Table of Contents:
  • Socio-economic conditions in the villagwe. (@ 0:00)
  • Land and identity in Palestine. (@ 8:59)
  • Socio-economic dynamics during the British rule. (@ 25:40)
  • Social dynamics in the village. (@ 32:27)
  • Marriage celebrations in Palestine. (@ 42:14)
  • Community life in Qadas. (@ 53:38)
  • Political turmoil and military activity in the village. (@ 59:44)
  • War time and military occupation. (@ 69:7)
  • Violence, battles and armed resistance. (@ 81:13)
  • Military occupation and hopes for the future. (@ 93:30)