Interview with Aḥmad Muḥammad ʻAsqūl

Biography: The interview was recorded on September 7, 1997 with Aḥmad Muḥammad ʻAsqūl, male, born in 1937 in Bīrīyā, Palestine.
Interviewer: ‘Awaḍ, Walīd
Jumʻah, Muḥammad
Interviewee: ʻAsqūl, Aḥmad Muḥammad
Place of Origin: Bīrīyā
In Collection: POHA, Al-Jana, Nakba Collection
Interview Audio/Video:
Format: audio
Duration: 01:31:57
Language: Arabic
Interview Date: 1997-09-07
Permanent Link: https://n2t.net/ark:/86073/b3d91m
Subjects:
Significant Figures:
Ṣawwān, Aḥmad (Mayor); Shaʻbān, ʻAlī (Shepherd); Brayk, Shafīq (School principal); al-Najjār, Muḥammad (Camp leader); Ḥamad, Ḥasan (Public servant).
Families:
Ṣawwān; Ayyūbī; Shaʻbān.
Landmarks-Lakes, Rivers:
Jabal Kanʻān (Mountain); Nabiʻ Abū Khalīl (Water resources); Jabal Kanʻān (Mountain).
Table of Contents: Political dynamics in the village during the British Mandate. (@ 00:00:00)
Childhood and socio-political dynamics in the village. (@ 00:08:9)
Violence and military occupation. (@ 00:21:33)
Village occupation and displacement. (@ 00:39:56)
Refugees and displacement. (@ 00:50:32)
Exile and immigration. (@ 01:07:49)
Table of Contents:
  • Political dynamics in the village during the British Mandate. (@ 0:00)
  • Childhood and socio-political dynamics in the village. (@ 8:9)
  • Violence and military occupation. (@ 21:33)
  • Village occupation and displacement. (@ 39:56)
  • Refugees and displacement. (@ 50:32)
  • Exile and immigration. (@ 67:49)