Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 51)

A man named Hadi Roshanravan, husband of Behjat Teeftakchi (one of assistants of Massoud Rajavi in Iraq), could establish an organization affiliated with the MKO in Hamadan with the help of a number of his like-minded. Two sons of Haj Taghi Aalami (Damghani), the leader of Friday prayer in Hamadan, collaborated with Roshanravans organization. After short while, their collaboration and support led to membership. Unfortunately, the two sons were enjoyed of spiritual and ...

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 50)

After end of siege in Paveh, I visited Imam to report. While reporting the results of some activities and attempts, I spoke about the participation of IRGC forces in the liberation of Paveh, and I informed him that it was a good and triumphant operation, but unfortunately, we had a few martyrs and several have been captured by the Komala. I told Imam that the Komala have asked money for releasing the captives.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 49)

When the positions and regions of counterrevolution elements fell into the hands of loyal forces of the regime and revolution, and they were eliminated from the elements of combatant, the counterrevolutions got angry and embarked on terrible crimes against defenseless people and even the passersby and passengers; they took out their eyes and tongue, pulled their nails out, and so on.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 48)

There was a family known as "Namaki" who believed much in Islamic system and revolution. Retreating from Sanandaj, the counter-revolution elements captured and took four sons of the family hostage and shot the leg of father of this family, so that he can not follow them.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 47)

Kurdistan Province was a very sensitive region where was stimulated by the enemies of the Islamic Revolution and its puppet small groups in terms of ethnic and religion, in order to stand against the Islamic Republic and seek autonomy or independence. Of course, the good, revolutionary, and Muslim people of Kurdistan, who were freed from the tyranny of previous regime and joined the revolution and the regime, and who had made many ...

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 46)

In the late of 1979, in a meeting with police officers, Imam Khomeini made very important remarks on the revival of police stations . This issue was bitter for me who had heard about the crimes of some of them on the eve of the victory of revolution and afterwards. The problem of handing weapons to them was not only unpleasant to me, but also difficult to accept. I could not accept that the people in police stations would make the city safe so I tried to deny.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 45)

Despite the occurrence of the Islamic revolution in Iran, establishment of justice, and elimination of oppression and discrimination and class distinction, still in some parts of the country tribal chiefs and landowners did not hear (or did not want to hear) the voice of the revolution and they insisted on their void procedure and oppression and exploiting peasants. Feudalists and landlords, who considered their survival in exploiting peasants by using force ...

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 44)

At the first night when I deployed four guards to cooperate with non-commissioned officers and gendarmes at Hamadan-Tehran checkpoint, an interesting incident happened. That night I was having dinner when the brothers in the police post called me by radio telephone and said they obtained a haft of automatic pistol plus some opium when inspecting a car driven by a young man. I told them to arrest the young man and keep the car and what they’ve found until I arrived.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 43)

The chaos atmosphere and the growing conspiracy of the hypocrites on those days required that we gathered a lot of information and destroyed centers of conspiracy after accurate identifying. In order to have access to detailed information about the status of small groups activities in the city, the best way, according to Imam saying, was using the intelligence of Basij and relying on revolutionary people.

Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabbagh) (Part 42)

In the early days of Islamic rule, not only the army had not been purged of traitors and counter-revolutionary forces, but also some groups came into conflict with the Islamic thought of the revolution. Hence, the risk of danger and erupting of a conspiracy was possible at any moment. Therefore, it was necessary to establish an organization to protect the revolution and its achievements. Thus, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed and a lot of meetings were held for its establishment.
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Book Review

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 Sistani
They 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.

A Critique on Oral history of War Commanders

“Answering Historical Questions and Ambiguities Instead of Individual-Organizational Identification”
“Oral history of Commanders” is reviewed with the assumption that in the field of war historiography, applying this method is narrated in an advancing “new” way, with the aim of war historiography, emphasizing role of commanders in creation of its situations and details.