Hamda Eid, aged 87 from Bethlehem discussing the Ottoman period and World War I
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Title
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Hamda Eid, aged 87 from Bethlehem discussing the Ottoman period and World War I
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Description
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Hamda Eid (87 years from Bethlehem) interviewed by Sukaina Issa. <br>He discusses the following: World War I; locusts destroyed the city; men married to a foreign woman were exempt from military conscription; four men were taken to the military and never came back; story of a rebellion against the British; the injustice of Ottoman rule. Original audio recording: cassette tape. Transcript: summary. In the original collection at Bethlehem University this cassette tape was categorised as File 7 of Box 12.
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Identifier
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pb_bu_wwi_7271180
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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Palestinian Diaspora
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Ottoman Empire and World War I collection
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World War I in Bethlehem
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Bethlehem oral history
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Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem
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Locust plague 1915
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Bethlehem University
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British Mandate in Palestine
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License
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CC BY 4.0
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Creator
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Sukaina Issa
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Contributor
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Adnan Musallam
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Niveen Hazboun
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Laila Ayyad
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Yacoub Alatrash
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Type
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Digital reproduction of cassette tape and handwritten transcript
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Source
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Bethlehem University
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Language
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Arabic
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Spatial Coverage
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31.7053996/ 35.1936877
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Rights Holder
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Bethlehem University
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Date (approximate)
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c.1992-2008