Oral History News for Bahman 1403

(January-February 2025)

Translated by M.B. Khoshnevisan

2025-3-11

According to the Iranian Oral History website, "News of the Month" is the title of a series of reports on this website. The reports provide an overview of news related to the site's topic in written and virtual media. The following is the news for January-February 2025.

- The "Remembrance Tuesdays" meeting began its work with the goal of documenting oral history documentaries to honor the scientific and administrative pioneers and elders of Payam-e Noor University.

- Referring to the sacrifice and dedication of Sunni clerics in confronting the enemies of the Islamic Republic at different times in West Azarbaijan province, the head of the Islamic Center of West Azarbaijan stated, “Preparing an oral history documentary of these struggles in three periods before the Islamic Revolution, the imposed war, and the fight against ISIS is on the agenda.”

-The 28th session of the "Book Evenings" series, dedicated to the book "Front Line", the memoirs of Hossein Beheshti, one of the commanders of the 27th Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), was held with the presence of Somayeh Jamali, author, and Kourosh Aliani, critic, at Zharfa Strategic Studies Center, with the support of the Art and Media Think Tank and in cooperation with the Iranian Book News Agency (IBNA).

- The Director General of the Preservation of Sacred Defense Works of Khuzestan mentioned, "In the field of oral history, Rahian-e Noor [tours for visiting war zones during the Iran-Iraq war], documents and records, and the media, we still need mutual cooperation with the army."

- The Head of the Policy-Making Council of the Palestine World Literature Prize stated, “Among the happy events of this award period was the selection of Iranian works in the field of oral history, and we witnessed good works in the field of children in Iran compared to other countries.”

- The Iranian Water and Wastewater Engineering and Consulting Association has initiated a project to compile an oral history of this industry. The goal is to record and transfer the experiences of the pioneers in this field to the new generation so they can progress with awareness of past challenges and successes.

- In an interview with IBNA, Hojjatoleslam Saeed Fakhrzadeh, an oral history researcher and director of the Office of Recording and Compilation of the Achievements of the Islamic Revolution at the Art Center, said, “Limited access to government documents is a major gap in understanding contemporary history.”

- The book "Nomad Strike Group" was recognized in the documentary and oral history section of the 6th Qoqnoos National Student Art Festival.

- The Acting Deputy for Security and Law Enforcement of the Governor of Khorasan Razavi Province stated, “The oral history of the revolution and the brutal oppression, suffocation, and torture of the imperial regime must be recounted to the younger generation, and the distorted narratives of that era must be corrected.”

- In a meeting between the Head of the Sacred Defense Documents Organization and the Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, the importance of recording and promoting the oral history of the Sacred Defense, especially the narratives of warriors, commanders, and families of martyrs, was emphasized.

- The book “The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide” by Marjorie Hunt, translated by Ali Manouchehri and Abdul Karim Veisi, was published by Negarestan Andisheh and released on the market.

- The jury of the Oral History Group in the 22nd edition of the selection of the best book on the Sacred Defense evaluated fifty-four works and announced four works as final candidates. These works include: Oral History of the Sacred Defense narrated by Abdullah Haji Sadeghi, Oral History of the Sacred Defense narrated by Yaqub Zohdi (Vol. 1), Oral History of the Sacred Defense narrated by Mohammad Nabi Roodaki, Commander of the 19th Fajr Division, and Oral History of the Sacred Defense narrated by Hossein Alaei, Commander of the Noah (PBUH) Headquarters – Vol. 1.

- The book "The Zeal of Qasr-e Shirin", which narrates the oral history of the Sacred Defense, was unveiled in a ceremony attended by officials and enthusiasts of Sacred Defense literature on the 24th of Bahman (February 12) in Kermanshah.

- The unveiling ceremony for the book "Life in Ambush" written by Hassan Yaqoubi and narrated by Mehdi Mirzaei Azandariani was held on Tuesday, the 30th of Bahman (February 18) in Hamedan.