Ali Ajaja discussing the Ottoman period and World War I

Ali Ajaja interviewed by Sheran Sbeeh on 27 March 1994.He discusses the following: public life during World War I, including how people used to grow their own food; lack of awareness of war when it first broke out; German leaders blamed Ottoman leadership; Ottoman leadership blamed the Arabs; conflict between Ottomans and Arabs but lack of action on the part of the Arab army; Sherif Hussein of Mecca and his betrayal of the Arabs after striking deal with the British. Original audio: cassette tape. Transcript: word for word. In the original collection at Bethlehem University this cassette tape was categorised as File 1 of Box 3. This fileset exists as part of the Ottoman Empire and World War I collection within the Bethlehem University Oral History project of the Planet Bethlehem Archive.

1994年3月27日，谢兰·斯贝赫（Sheran Sbeeh）对阿里·阿贾贾（Ali Ajaja）进行了专访。受访者谈及以下内容：第一次世界大战期间的公共生活，包括民众自行种植粮食的情况；战争爆发初期民众对战争缺乏认知；德国领导层指责奥斯曼领导层；奥斯曼领导层则将责任归咎于阿拉伯人；奥斯曼与阿拉伯之间存在冲突，但阿拉伯军队并未采取任何行动；麦加的谢里夫·侯赛因（Sherif Hussein of Mecca）在与英国达成协议后背叛了阿拉伯阵营。原始音频载体为盒式磁带（cassette tape），转录稿为逐字实录。该盒式磁带最初被伯利恒大学（Bethlehem University）馆藏归类为第3盒第1号档案。此数据集为伯利恒星球档案馆（Planet Bethlehem Archive）旗下伯利恒大学口述历史项目中奥斯曼帝国与第一次世界大战馆藏的组成部分。