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- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains two interviews, one with Thomas and Latify C. in Windsor, Ontario and the second with Nazha H. in Detroit, Michigan. Both interviews are almost entirely in Arabic., Thomas and Latify C. discuss folk remedies for various ailments, tell a stories of St. George curing an invalid and about Djin, sing a song written in the U.S. about a village in Lebanon and discuss superstitions. Nazha H. talks about the Evil Eye, naming and marriage conventions, many proverbs, curses and superstitons, and singes a lullabye and mourning song. This list is not exhaustive., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Nazha H. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/11/rec/3
- Date Issued:
- 1962-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., The tape contains sections of four interviews. Dr. Naff speaks with Selma B. in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Charles B. in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Alexander M. in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Nazha H. in Detroit, Michigan. Interviews are largely in English with some Arabic., Selma B. speaks about variations in cooking methods, baptismal ceremonies, and superstitions surrouning menstruating women. Charles B. sings two songs, the folk song Barhoom ya Barhoom and a song about Charles Lindbergh. Alexander M. talks about his arrival in the U.S., the Shrine to the Virgin at Saidnayah, Syria, and the legend of St. Nicholas. Nazha H. talks about courtesy sayings. This list is not exhaustive., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History
- Date Issued:
- 1962-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection