Space, Kinship and Gender (ص 135)
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THE SHU'AIBI QUARTER
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Fig.4.31: Location of the Shu'aibi quarter
The Shu'aibi houses
The quarter's inner communal courtyard
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Mi =6(Olive press located outside the quarter proper
I=1 Arrows indicate the two access points to the quarter
Ee
The quarter's elevated room ('alieh), the only
structure in the quarter located on the first floor
Located on the village southeastern slopes, the Shu'aibi quarter
which was the second largest "Fallaheen" quarter, housed four out of
the five Shu'aibi sub-clans; (Dar Jaber, Dar Salman, Dar esh-Sheikh
Saleh and Dar Shahen). The fifth sub-clan, Dar Abu Subuh, lived in
the same area but outside the harah proper (Fig. 4.31). The Shu'aibi
clan was originally from the neighbouring village of Kefer 'Ein but
took refuge in Deir Ghassaneh at least two hundred years ago.
In contrast to the Barghouthi sub-clans, the Shu'aibi sub-clans were
the most homogeneous group in the village, with little status
differences among then. Relations between the five sub-clans, who
believed themselves to be the descendants of Shu'aib, were very
strong. This was reflected and enhanced by endogamous marriages as
most marriages occurred between cousins. There were very few (one
or two) marriages between the Shu'aibis and the other fallaheen of
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