The Situation of Tehran on the Night of 22nd Bahman (11th February of 1979)
These few days when we were in Tehran, Fakhrieh Mosque was our hangout. The same mosque where I first came when I escaped in 1975, and we went to the house of Ayatollah Lankarani with Haj Abolhassan Ebrahimi. Haj Abolhassan Mr. Sajjadi was with us as well. All the bread and food were gathered in the mosque and distributed among the people. Now and then we would go to the Imams office and hear about the orders.The Role of Journalists and Employees of Abadan Radio in Covering the Liberation of Khorramshahr
Working on Abadan Oil Radio almost continued. The city was in a situation where we had the same quota of bullets from the Iraqis every day, and the problems persisted, but we worked and operated more. On the radio, one or two colleagues decided to get married. In April 1982, I worked with Gholamreza Rahbar and one or two other comrades in the center of Ahvaz during Operation Fath al-Mubin, and valuable experience ...Indecent police officer
I have a memory from the provincial trips (in the years 1356 and 1357 corresponding to 1977 and 1978) that are worth quoting. A security team was missioned to go to Qazvin and deployed there. The Shah was also supposed to come from Mazandaran and inaugurate the Alborz Industrial Town during an official ceremony. There was a change in the date of the ceremony, and we were still stationed, and in practice we had become out of work and overtime;Excerpts from Memoirs of Abdullah Salehi
On the 28th of September 1980, in the back alleys of the Taleghani [Khorramshahr] neighborhood, we clashed with Iraqi artillery. Speed of action was important. If we reacted late, the rackets would hit us. Sometimes I lurked behind the alleys so that I could surprise the Iraqis. In one of these ambushes, I turned off the car so that they would not hear his voice. I was waiting for the head of the truck to be found across the street.Memorial of Mr. Seyed Mostafa Khomeini
One of the effective events in the crystallization of Imam Khomeinis movement was the martyrdom of his son and scientist, Ayatollah Seyyed Mustafa. The news of the martyrdom of "Hajj Seyed Mostafa" affected many clerics and believers in Birjand. Even those who did not fight [against Pahlavi regime] were unhappy in his absence. In those circumstances, the establishment of a commemoration assembly for that wise scholar who was the Imams friend and helper could ...Conditions of Iraqi prisons during Baath Party
In the chains of detentions, it was my turn to be arrested. I was in the Imam house when I was informed that the Baathi agents were looking for me everywhere to arrest me including the School of Ayatollah Boroujerdi where my shop was located, and all the places they knew I was going and coming, even they had referred to Kufa and next to Euphrates where the clergies were swimming and they have monitored everywhere to find me.An Excerpt from Sardar Sayyid Rahim Safavi Memories
In the third decade of Farvardin (April) 1980, Martyr Maj. Gen. Yousef Kolahdooz, deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards, from Tehran called me, who I was operations commander of Isfahan’s IRGC, and ordered that following the meeting we had with you in Tehran, you should go with as many Revolutionary Guards and Basij forces as you can to resist the counter-revolution, and liberate Sanandaj and other cities of Kurdistan. He was aware of my ...Clashes in the Paramount Dormitory and the Arrest and Torture of Students of University
The Paramount was one of the dormitories where about 20 to 30 religious students such as Engineer Vahdati, Ali Dost-Hosseini, Mohammad Dost-Hosseini (who were two brothers) Reza Kashani, Ali Asghar Soltani, and his friend and roommate Mr. Naqibi, my friend and roommate Mr. Habibzadeh and a few numbers of Yazd and Isfahan provincesۥ religious students lived in that dormitory. SAVAK attacked the dormitory twice. It was about 11 or midnight or about one in the ...Being Attended among the Martyrs at the Time of New Year
Memoirs of Nejat-Ali Eskandari
In March 1982, I had returned to the front from a vacation when it was announced that the area was completely ready to operate. We spent the new year in the trenches and among friends and colleagues, and as soon as the radio announced the end of 1983, we all hugged and greeted each other with deep intimacy and love and congratulated New Year. At the moment when we were all sitting together cleaned and bathed in laundry, ...Memoirs of a Japanese Mother of a Martyr in Iran
It was the spring of 1983. All the family members gathered around the Haft-seen and recited the New Year prayers, and listened to Imam Khomeinis Nowruz message. My husband recited the Quran as usual and then gave a gift to children. That day, all eyes were on Mohammad, who was about to return to the front. It was the Nowruz holidays. "Mommy, do you remember when I went to school, you once shaved my head?!" Mohammad said....
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The Arab People Committee
Another event that happened in Khuzestan Province and I followed up was the Arab People Committee. One day, we were informed that the Arabs had set up a committee special for themselves. At that time, I had less information about the Arab People , but knew well that dividing the people into Arab and non-Arab was a harmful measure.Kak-e Khak
The book “Kak-e Khak” is the narration of Mohammad Reza Ahmadi (Haj Habib), a commander in Kurdistan fronts. It has been published by Sarv-e Sorkh Publications in 500 copies in spring of 1400 (2022) and in 574 pages. Fatemeh Ghanbari has edited the book and the interview was conducted with the cooperation of Hossein Zahmatkesh.Is oral history the words of people who have not been seen?
Some are of the view that oral history is useful because it is the words of people who have not been seen. It is meant by people who have not been seen, those who have not had any title or position. If we look at oral history from this point of view, it will be objected why the oral memories of famous people such as revolutionary leaders or war commanders are compiled.Daily Notes of a Mother
Memories of Ashraf-al Sadat SistaniThey bring Javad's body in front of the house. His mother comes forward and says to lay him down and recite Ziarat Warith. His uncle recites Ziarat and then tells take him to the mosque which is in the middle of the street and pray the funeral prayer (Ṣalāt al-Janāzah) so that those who do not know what the funeral prayer is to learn it.
