Voice of Aaron Zangi - Imprisonment, Torture, and the 1969 Hangings in Iraq
Aaron Zangi was raised the oldest of three brothers in the Iraqi city of Basra. Many of his ancestors originally hailed from Iran; “Zangi†translates to ‘ringing’ in Farsi. Aaron’s father was a well-respected textile businessman who built their home in 1936 in a Muslim Arab neighborhood. Following the Farhud, an anti-Jewish Iraqi pogrom in 1941, the flourishing Jewish community of Basra transferred to Ashar, Iraq. Aaron’s family, however, refused to leave Basra.Founder of UVa oral history program Young dies
James Sterling Young, who founded the nation’s only oral history program focused on American presidents at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, has died. He was 85. The Miller Center announced Tuesday that Young died Thursday at his home in Albemarle County.Recording Minot’s history
Digital Minot, a web-based museum and archive at Minot State University, will be conducting an oral history session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Taube Museum of Art. The Downtown Minot Fall Festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.Book City bestsellers: 'Why Leaders Lie', 'Mandela’s Autobiography
Political books have been selling long like hot cakes at the Book City stores around Tehran unlike the norm that fiction and psychology works attract readers. IBNA: Reports from the Book City Institute indicate that 'Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics' by John J.â€â€¬ Mearsheimer and Nelson Mandela’s autobiography are two of the bestsellers in the institute’s shops.'Mr. Ambassador' released
Interviews with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister and former representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the UN, has been released in a book named 'Mr. Ambassador'. IBNA: The book offers a complete biography of Zarif as well as his experiences and memories of representing Iran at the UN.The Civil Rights Oral History Survey Project
This case study describes the origins and development of the Civil Rights Movement Oral History Survey Project, which created an online information resource on collections of civil rights-related oral history interviews held in repositories around the U.S. In particular, it focuses on the digital tools and means of communication that made such an extensive collaborative undertaking possible.Texas Historical Commission to launch Cold War oral history series
Unknown oral histories of the Cold War abound in Texas, and before they become lost to history, the Texas Historical Commission hopes to document as many as possible by providing attendees with the necessary skills to conduct their own oral history recordings through a series of workshops occurring throughout the state.Alberta man makes it his mission to record veterans
A central Alberta man is making it his mission to gather Canadian veterans' stories from World War II and Korea before they disappear forever. "If we miss this documentation — their personal stories — it's gone forever," said Allan Cameron, who lives in Sylvan Lake. Cameron created a website called Veterans Voices of Canada and has video recorded more than 700 interviews with veterans since 2006. He has a list of another 75 waiting to go. "This is Canadian military history that we're talking about here," he said. "The average age of a World War II veteran now is 90 years old. However each interview requires hours of set up, documenting and editing. Time and money always seem in short supply. Cameron's interest in Canada's military history got him started, but his interview subjects kept him going.‘Life and Death’ hits bookshelves
Imam Musa Sadr’s ‘Life and Death’ has been rendered into Persian by Alireza Mahmoudi. The book has recently released in the Iranian book market by Imam Musa Sadr Cultural-Research Institute.Archives of Russia hold precious data on Iran’s history
The National Library and Archives of Iran held the Session of ‘Iranian researches in Saint Petersburg’ during which a historian said that Russia can be named the land of archives. Its treasures hold information about Iran which are indeed crucial for historical researches....
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Loss of Memory in Pahlavi Prisons
In total, [I was in prison] about 6 years in two arrests. For the first time after several years, a soldier arranged my escape. I do not know why! Maybe he was one of the influential elements of Islamic groups. They took me to the hospital for the treatment of my hand, which was broken due to the callousness of an officer.Hajj Pilgrimage
I went on a Hajj pilgrimage in the early 1340s (1960s). At that time, few people from the army, gendarmerie and police went on a pilgrimage to the holy Mashhad and holy shrines in Iraq. It happened very rarely. After all, there were faithful people in the Iranian army who were committed to obeying the Islamic halal and haram rules in any situation, and they used to pray.A section of the memories of a freed Iranian prisoner; Mohsen Bakhshi
Programs of New Year HolidaysWithout blooming, without flowers, without greenery and without a table for Haft-sin , another spring has been arrived. Spring came to the camp without bringing freshness and the first days of New Year began in this camp. We were unaware of the plans that old friends had in this camp when Eid (New Year) came.
Attack on Halabcheh narrated
With wet saliva, we are having the lunch which that loving Isfahani man gave us from the back of his van when he said goodbye in the city entrance. Adaspolo [lentils with rice] with yoghurt! We were just started having it when the plane dives, we go down and shelter behind the runnel, and a few moments later, when the plane raises up, we also raise our heads, and while eating, we see the high sides ...
