Explaining the “Use of Oral History in Writing Entries”
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According to the Oral History of Iran website, “News of the Month” is the title of a series of reports on this site. These reports look at news related to the site’s topic in written and virtual media. Below you will read news from May 22nd to June 21st 2026.Report of the Second Meeting of the Specialized Roundtable on Iranian Oral History
"Second Generation Oral History" is Based on a Critical Perspective and Historical Semantics
According to the Iranian Oral History website, the "Second Meeting of the Specialized Roundtable on Iranian Oral History; With the Approach of Sustainability, Sacred Defense, and Resistance" was held online on Sunday evening, June 21, 1405, with the efforts of the Deputy of ...374th Night of Remembrance - 1
The 374th Night of Remembrance program was held on Thursday - November 27, 2025, focusing on reciting the memories of active military personnel during the victory of the Islamic Revolution from the prisons of the Pahlavi regime in the Soura Hall of the Hozeh Honari. The program began with the broadcast of images of martyr Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Bahram Ali Taheri, Mohammad Hassan Pourjumeh, and Qanbar Rasek ...Oral History News/April–May 2026
According to the Iran Oral History Website, News of the Month is a recurring feature that surveys developments related to oral history as reported in print and digital media. The following are selected oral history news items from April–May 2026.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 7
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 6
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 5
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 4
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 3
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.1
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Validation: Challenges and Necessities
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In those days, it became clear that certain institutions had to be established very quickly—institutions suited to the temperament, expectations, and lingering aspirations of the younger generation; young people who had been politically active before the Revolution and, in some cases, had been directly entangled in arrests, imprisonment, ...Authenticating Oral History: From Possibility to Necessity
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