The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.
In those days, it became clear that certain institutions had to be established very quickly—institutions suited to the temperament, expectations, and lingering aspirations of the younger generation; young people who had been politically active before the Revolution and, in some cases, had been directly entangled in arrests, imprisonment, ...
The ambulance stopped, and we headed toward the well. We pulled the bucket out from the bottom of the well and washed our hands and faces. The driver poured some water into the radiator. We spent a few minutes walking around that small village. With the small camera I had with me, I took a few souvenir photos. Then I set off toward the shrine. I took off my shoes and entered the shrine.
What is the relationship between the oral history of the Islamic Revolution and Islamic Revolution studies?
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The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.
Mr. Farshid Eskandari, a veteran pilot and former prisoner of war from the Sacred Defense era, was the guest of the 282nd episode of the “Night of Memories” program in August 2017. He shared his experiences from his time in captivity, stating: "I had been colleagues with martyr Hossein Lashkari since 1973. Later, we were both deployed to the United States, where we served in the same squadron.
The use of oral history as one of the historical sources has long been one of the principal challenges facing oral historians and those who employ it in contemporary historiography. The development of international standards for oral history, as well as IRIB standards, was intended to address the criticisms raised in this regard. The relationship between Diplomatics in written records and oral history is reciprocal.
Life on the front lines was very boring and monotonous. I felt as if the hands of my clock were moving slowly. Back then, my range of activities was limited to my own bunker, the rest bunker, eating meals with the other officers, and going back and forth to other bunkers. I usually spent my free time talking with others, reading, and listening to radio programs.
In early Farvardin (late March), while moving between the nightly gatherings in Khaghani Square, a booth set up on the corner of the square caught my attention. It was adorned with photographs of the martyrs of the Resistance Front, Ayatollah Sistani, and numerous flags.
Monijeh Lashkari, the wife of the late freed POW (Prisoner of War) and martyr Hossein Lashkari, was a guest at the 282nd session of the “Night of Memories” program (August 2017). She spoke about her memories of her husband’s return home.
Mrs. Lashkari married pilot Hossein Lashkari in 1979. They lived together for only one year and four months. After that, Hossein Lashkari spent eighteen years in captivity under Saddam’s army.
Every year, in the days and nights leading up to Nowruz, Shohada Square had a special charm. A few days before the New Year, the shops would fill with customers, and street vendors would take over the sidewalks. You could find everything in their stalls (from items for the Haft Sin table, candles, goldfish, and spring flowers to clothes, bags, and shoes).
The book From Deck to Heaven offers a relatively fresh approach to examining the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Navy (AJA) during the eight years of the Sacred Defense, published under the “Oral History of the Islamic Revolution” series. To compile this book, the esteemed author has utilized documentary research (referring to relevant archival centers and selecting documents) and field research ...
I wanted to celebrate the new year with my family. Together with two relief workers I boarded buses designated for transporting the wounded to Choubideh and received our mission orders. We waited for a helicopter to take us to Bandar Imam Khomeini. I was stationed near the helicopter’s touchdown zone and was slight in build. As the helicopter was about to land, I could not steady myself; the breeze generated by the rotor blades lifted me off the ground.
Composing the Spring special for the new year in the past years was mostly along with hope, nature’s rebirth and the promise of renewal of life. Spring has always been a reminder for returning of life and peace after the Winters’ cold. This year though, another atmosphere has settled over our land in the last days of Esfand (March).
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