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Book Contents
Chapter One: Beginnings
1- The Beginning of the Call
2- A Voice in Memory
3- The Heart of the Place
4- Scholars and Reciters
5- Dawn Snapshot
6- When Knowledge Meets Modesty in One Man
7- My First School… Where I Learned Letters and Numbers
8- The Teacher’s Reverence
Chapter Two: There Was Water Here
1- Beginnings of Amman
2- Al-Saudi’s Mill and Well
3- The Bright Colors Dye House
4- The Sesame Press and the Cow Feed Stolen by Boys!!
5- Al-Hinnini.. A Journey of Popular Restaurants in Amman
6- Two Bakers in Memory
7- Zahrat Al-Madayen Restaurant
8- Al-Manshiya Cafe
9- Swimming in Sickness!!
10- For Families Only
11- When the Flood Exceeded Its Bounds
Chapter Three: Downtown Streets
1- Al-Muhajireen Street
2- Talal Street.. Gathering the Threads of Downtown’s Story
Haj Sufyan Al-Salaymeh
Uncle Qustandi, Whom Everyone Loved
Five-Star Grocery Stores
Strange Characters in the Street
1- Eve.. The Red-Haired One
2- The Double of Tawfiq Al-Deq
3- Sheikh Iblis!
4- Su’ad the Drunkard
5- Abu Zaki and Umm Zaki, with a Few Piasters, Reenacted Movie Scenes!
6- Khader Al-Khader
7- The Last Walk
When the Winds of Industry Blew.. The Torches of Old Professions Extinguished
Dig and You Shall Find
The Street Between the Clamor of Life and the Quiet of Farewell
Al-Nasr Bathhouse… A Bridge of Time and Steam of Memories
3- Kharfan Street… The Vibrant Amman Neighborhood
4- Al-Talyani Street
Coexistence
5- Al-Hashemi Street
Origin of the Name and Beginnings of Urbanization
Its Residents and First Landmarks
The Natural Face
Prominent and Vital Landmarks
To the Antiquities and Palaces
The Roman Amphitheater… Amman’s First Theater
6- Al-Mahatta Street
Society and Daily Life
Orange Sawhil Private
The Road to the Airport
The Hejaz Railway Station
7- Al-Rida Street.. Two Hundred Meters Holding the Memory of a City!
8- Faisal Street
Salim Al-Sabbagh and His Pharmacy: A Story of a Profession and an Unforgettable Memory
The Arab Culture Kiosk, Owned by Abu Ali, the Educated Researcher
Fuad’s Falafel… A Taste from Old Amman
Nuts with the Scent of Jerusalem
Kunafa of Haj Mahmoud Habiba: A Bite and a Memory Story
9- Al-Shabsugh Street
The Road to Amman Citadel
10- Basman Street.. A Road That Shortens the Distance and More
Al-Sihhiyya… And the Magical Cough Syrup
Al-Jahiz’s Cabinet… And a Dialogue Between Authenticity and Modernity
11- King Hussein Street
Al-Adliya Neighborhood
Sobhi Jabri… A Self-Made Man
11- Prince Mohammed Street.. The Valley of Cafes, Books, and Memories
Al-Bareed Street.. The Beginnings
Specialized and Modern Shops
Gafra Cafe.. The Staircase of the Story
The Green Salon and Bookstores
Chapter Four: Stairs
Daily Bridges
Incidents Etched in Memory
A Station for Arts
The Philosophy of Ascent and Descent
Chapter Five: Downtown Markets and Crafts
1- Al-Yamaniyah (Yemeni) Market
2- Al-Bukhariyah Market
3- Al-Balabseh Market
4- Al-Saghah Market (Goldsmiths)
Live Scenes from the Market
Golden Memory
5- Al-Sukkar Market… Markets within a Market
Memories of the Name and the Story
When the Scene Changed
6- Vegetable Market… When Voices Crowd
7- Bird Market
8- Al-Saqt Market
9- Al-Wehmat Market
10- Tailors and Fabrics Market
Men’s Fabrics and English Wool
Seamstresses: A Rich Female Memory
11- Al-Arays Market
Women’s Talk
12- Trimmings and Sewing Supplies Market
13- Printing and Books Market
Al-Istiqlal Library
The Baptist Library
Al-Tali’ah and Al-Zuqayli
The Book Market Next to Al-Husseini Mosque
Printing Presses
14- Al-Halal Market
Scenes from the Market
Preparation for Eid Al-Adha
Sacrifices and Vows
Economic and Social Importance
On the Stream.. Why Here?
15- Arms Market
Committed Trade… Authenticity and Modernity
Hunting… Passion and Skill
16- Charcoal Market
17- Al-Sarujiyeh Market
18- Arab Blacksmithing
19- Copper Whitening
20- The Flying Market
21- The Medaqqa Music
22- The Arab Upholsterer
A Profession That Enters Homes
Work According to Circumstances
Tools That Became Memories
Unforgettable Social Importance
23- Al-Farwati.. The Warmth of Wool and the Memory of Winter
24- Downtown Barbers… Scissors Guarding Memory
Barber, General Practitioner, Dentist, Cupper, and Circumciser
Al-Naim Salon and the Story of Haj Nimr
Chatter and Melodies
The Night Before Eid… The Barbers’ Season
25- Al-Anaka Salon for Shoes!
26- Dairy Factories
27- Ramlawi Kunafa
28- Downtown Cafes… The Book of Life on Wooden Tables
Chapter Six: Our Neighborhood
1- Here I Lived My Youth
2- Lingering Nostalgia
3- Vocal Quarrels
4- Umm Raghed’s Ruin
5- Childhood Games.. Joy Often Ending in Tragedy!
6- Al-Matboush
7- Fawwarat
8- Hassan the Boy
9- Mahmoud Al-Meligi Was Our Neighbor in the Neighborhood!!
10- Dawi
11- The Biggest Flaw
12- Raymond Al-Batabouf!!
13- Al-Arreet
Chapter Seven: Sellers in the Memory of Downtown
1- Abu Issa Al-Sayed… The Undisputed Master of Selling Coffee
2- A Cup of Milk and Five Plain Cakes
3- She Grew Old
4- Mobile “Display Cases”
5- Al-Hallab
6- Barrel.. Barrel
Chapter Eight: Old Amman Houses.. The Memory of Stone
1- Ahed Al-Sokhn House
2- Khalil Shuqair House
3- Al-Bilbaisi Palace
4- Al-Duq Palace
5- Manku House
Chapter Nine: A Talk About Health in Amman’s Memory
1- When the Pharmacist Made the Medicine
2- The Smell of the Clinic
3- Amman Doctors of Yesteryear
4- Mother and Child Center
Chapter Ten: Days of Joy and Celebration
1- Ramadan Days and Nights
2- Eid Nights
3- Hajj Season
4- The Royal Procession
Chapter Eleven: Old Downtown Bakeries
1- From the Heart of the Oven to the Hearts of People Before Their Mouths
2- From Jerusalem to Amman “Qidra Khaliliyeh” on Wood Fire
Chapter Twelve: Arts and Media
1- Visual Arts… To the Rhythm of Light and Shadow
2- Theater… A Candle in the Darkness of Beginnings
3- The Roman Amphitheater… When Stones Speak Art
4- Music… A Language of Joy
5- Artistic Heritage… A Generation That Created an Identity
6- Sensory Scenes from the Heart of Time
7- Snapshots for Memory and Documentation
8- Sneaking into Cinema Then Falling into the Grip of the Cane
9- Mission in the Dark
10- From Behind the Microphone
11- From Sound to Image
12- The Intellectual
Chapter Thirteen: Stories and Thoughts from the Memory of the Place
1- The Widow and the Little Lover
2- Hidden Love
3- The Children’s Hall at the Municipality Library
4- Licorice
5- Scents for Warm Hearts
6- Amman Coffee
7- Kaz… Kaz
8- The Little Swindler
9- The Indian Rabbit.. Knows the Unseen and Determines Your Future!
10- Gifts for Occasions.. Joy Shared by Neighbors
11- Self-Respect… Lessons from the Heart of Amman
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