Oral history program recognized
Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission has been recognized with a Heritage BC Award for its oral history project, that resulted in about 100 hours of audio recordings being digitized and made available online.Historian Eric Hobsbawm dies at 95
Eric Hobsbawm, the distinguished British Marxist historian who had a profound influence on the Indian Left and famously said that he wanted to be remembered as an unrepentant flag-bearer for communism, has died at the age of 95.Sacred defense is flowing in my veins
“Chants for love and peace†a symphonic poem composed and presented by surgeon/musician Shahryar Kohanzad and conducted by Nader Mortezapour, has been performed by Tehran Symphony Orchestra in Talar-e Vahdat from Sept. 20 to 21.Army Endorses Sacred Defense Oral History Projects
The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its support for researchers and oral historians of the Sacred Defense.Secretariat of 4th History of Majlis session activates
Head of the document center of the Majlis Library said the secretariat of the 4th specialized history of Majlis session has started its operation and the themes of the session will be presently decided upon.Art Center’s books to be presented in 55 countries
Manager of the public relations department of Art bureau said that 120 book titles of the center’s productions will be distributed in 55 countries.“Ukhshamalar†an elegy for the martyrs of the sacred war unveiled
“Ukhshamalar†an elegiac poetry collection produced by Azerbaijan mothers for their sons who have been martyred during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, has been unveiled in Ardabil, the capital city of Ardabil Province.Emphasized by the Supreme Leader
Reading “A leg which was left behindâ€, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized on converting the book into English and Arabic. According to the public relations department of the book’s publisher, the work’s 22nd print is ready for publication and its translation into Arabic and English is on the agenda.LSU grad recording history of 9th Ward
A young researcher with family roots in New Orleans’ 9th Ward is seeking people who lived in the community between 1920 and 1960 for an oral history project financed by National Geographic. Caroline Gerdes, a recent LSU graduate, will record stories of the 9th Ward at Grace Lutheran Church in Lakeview on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Learning History Firsthand
Madeline Rich, of Centreville’s Manorgate community, tells the students about being a Jewish girl in German-occupied France. Photo by Bonnie Hobbs. Centreville — Each year, WWII comes alive for seventh-graders at Rocky Run Middle School. That’s because, besides what they learn about it from their textbooks, they get to hear firsthand from those who lived through it....
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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 ...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.
