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·斯比赫（Sheran Sbeeh）对阿里·阿贾贾（Ali Ajaja）开展访谈。访谈内容涉及以下维度：第一次世界大战期间的公众生活，包括彼时民众自主种植粮食的情形；战争爆发初期民众对战争的认知缺失；德国领导层指责奥斯曼帝国领导层；奥斯曼帝国领导层则将责任归咎于阿拉伯群体；奥斯曼与阿拉伯之间存在冲突，但阿拉伯军队未采取任何行动；麦加谢里夫·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。该盒式磁带现馆藏于伯利恒大学（Bethlehem University），被归类为第3盒第1号档案。此档案集隶属于行星伯利恒档案馆（Planet Bethlehem Archive）旗下伯利恒大学口述历史项目中的「奥斯曼帝国与第一次世界大战」馆藏系列。