Al-Jana Al-English # 1, 1998

 

Al-Jana Al-English #1, May 1998

Editorial:

Oral History is an Activist Project: "Concrete Details" and the "Human Factor" by Kirsten Scheid

Interviews:

Oral History for Palestinians: The Beginning of a Discipline by Rosemary Sayigh

The continuous, Permanent Connection by Bayan Al-Hout

Guides to Doing an Oral History Project:

How to Undertake an oral History Project: PANOS Guidelines for Oral History Collection.

Oral History and the Palestinian Community in Lebanon by Rosemary Sayigh

From Our Collection:

The Tale of the Ful Seller's Daughter , a popular tale
The Cleverness of Abu al-Husayn , a popular tale
Imm Nafidh's Story of the Hijra

Oral Testimony File:

"This Illiterate Woman, She Talked to Us"

Participants' Responses to Al-Jana's 1948 Uprooting Oral History Project

Summary And Evaluation

by Kirsten Scheid

Further Readings

About Al-Jana and Its Activities:

The Use of Oral History in Activities with Children