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[[two thuds]]
[00:00:03]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} [[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:00:04]
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"}
[[Confirming her name]]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"}
[[Repeating the pronunciation of Selma Salhaney's name back to her]]
[00:00:10]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:00:16]
[[laughter]]
[00:00:20]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:01:12]
[[Dr. Naff asks Selma when she arrived in America]]
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"} nineteen ten
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} nineteen ten
[00:01:14]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:01:24]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} both talking
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} That's alright
[00:01:26]
[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:01:27]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} I know, I know
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Very informal
[00:01:32]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:01:33]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Wonderful
[00:01:35]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:02:16]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} um, thirty, thirty four years, thirty five years old I believe --
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"} thirty four
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} Yeah, and we have been here for - [[recording cuts out]]
[00:02:25]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Uh, hi
[00:02:29]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:03:03]
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"} Government Turkey
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Yes, I know.
[00:03:06]
[[3 women speaking in Arabic]]
[00:04:28]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Wonderful
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[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:04:42]
[[Recording cuts off. New recording starts]]
[00:04:43]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:05:57]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown Speaker"} Nobody likes [[Jamille?]]
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"} no no, nobody likes [[Jamille?]]
[00:06:01]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:06:10]
[New recording starts]]
[00:06:11]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:07:22]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Well, thank you.
[00:07:28]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown"} Before you go [[inaudible]]
[00:07:30]
[[recording cuts out]]
[00:07:30]
[[one thud]]
[00:07:35]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown"} [[Speaking in Arabic]] Grand Rapids
[00:07:38]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:08:19]
{SPEAKER name="Selma Salhaney"} You play cards and everything
[00:09:14]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Wonderful
[00:09:17]
{SPEAKER name="Dr. Naff"} Very good, very good
[00:09:20]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:10:34]
{SPEAKER name="Unknown"} She tells a story just like my father, exactly!
[00:10:39]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
[00:11:30]
[[Laughter]]
[00:11:41]
[[Speaking in Arabic]]
Transcription Notes:
PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT FOR REVIEW OR APPROVAL IF YOU ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND TRANSCRIBE ARABIC.
Conversation seems to be informative, use of emotional phrases
More than 2 being interviewed, can't catch the name of the 2nd person being interviewed