Mourning in Captivity
Narrated by: Seyyed Ahmad Rasouli
Mourning in captivity was prohibited according to the laws of the Iraqi Baath party. Every year during the days of [months] Muharram and Safar, especially on the day of Tasua, Ashura and the twenty-eighth of Safar, the captives secretly mourned and beat their chests. From time to time it was seen that the Iraqi soldiers also noticed this issue; but they did not show much importance and sensitivity, ...Paying a Hefty Recompense for a Telegraph
In 1977, Iran was ruled by a severe crisis. In this year, Haj Mustafa Khomeini - Imam's son - died in Najaf under mysterious circumstances. His death caused a deep sadness among the people, which turned into assemblies full of anger, dissatisfaction and protest against the ruling power. After receiving the news of Haj Mustafa's death, we planned to take the necessary stand in Mashhad.Memoirs of Mohammad Kaeeni about Muarram 1367
Anti-Ashura injection
"The camp is waiting to understand a new experience; it is a new feeling that he has never experienced before. Muharram's sadness can be heard from far away; the same days that carry the smell of sadness for every Iranian and of course for every non-Shia Iraqi, the beginning of a new lunar year. Hamid Ghorbani and several seniors of the rest homes are talking with Sergeant Sahib.SAVAK Cast a Black Shadow on the Law
It was anniversary of the 15th of Khordad (June 5, 1963), and Qom, especially Feyziyeh, had a different atmosphere. Every day, a notice and a tape of a speech arrived from Najaf, which was very encouraging; Imam [Khomeini] was specifically sensitive about memorializing this day, as he said after victory of the revolution, “The fifteenth of Khordad—we lost men with a strong will and young people left ...Memory of Mohammad Nabi Rudaki about Quds Operation-3
On the 10th of July 1985, Quds operation-3 was carried out by Imam Mahdi (AS) Battalion under the command of our brothers Jafar Alikar, Vali Nouri, Qasim ibn Al-Hassan (AS) Battalion under the command of Mr. Masoud Fotovat in the depth, and Imam Ali (AS) Battalion which was commanded by brothers Mandani Seyedi, Abdul Hossein Valipour, and Enayatullah Bazgir who worked on the heights of 194, 208, 214, 172, 128 and 137 in the front line.Political Pulpit in the Earthquake Victims' Gatherings
Among the other important gatherings that accelerated the revolutionary movement of the people of Birjand and I [Hujjat al-Islam Sheikh Ismail Diyani] took the pulpit there, was the commemoration of the victims of the Tabas earthquake. This assembly was held by the students on the occasion of the death of two of their Birjandi classmates "in the Tabas earthquake" and they invited me to the pulpit.The People of Saveh Welcomed the Political Prisoner
When I was released from prison, the people of Saveh asked me to travel to this city, and a few days after my release, I chose a special day and went to Saveh. People enthusiastically came to welcome me with hundreds of vehicles up to ten, fifteen kilometers away from Tehran's Saveh road to take me to Saveh. There, while no prisoner who was freed from prison, was welcomed like this.Memoirs of Seyed Nasser Hosseini about al-Rashid Prison
Out of the five injured brought from al-Rashid Prison, one was in critical conditions. His intestine had been torn down as a result of mortar shrapnel, like Ahmad Saeedi. His chest and head had also been harmed. He had a Mazandarani accent. He looked 45. He was a member of Karbala 25 Division. He had a blond and yellow beard. Whenever I saw him, I recalled my brother Seyed Ghodratollah.Is This Tabriz?
The first group of political prisoners who were released from Tabriz prison were three of my friends. In meeting with them, I [i.e. Ali Sufi] realized that they have many questions in their minds. They kept asking: what's up sir? We have heard in the prison that people are marching and everyone is united! it is true? How are the things shown on TV true?Part of memoirs of Haojjatol Eslam Sheikh Esmaeel Dayani
Saudi attack on Iranian pilgrims
My most memorable trip happened in 1366 solar hijri (1987) during which I accidentally was the head of the caravan. On that trip, the brutal massacre of the Iranian haj pilgrims by the Saudi agents happened. That horrible tragedy occurred on Friday which was later known as "Black Friday"… Almost everybody had prepared to take part in the rally on the day of the "Disavowal of Polytheists".1
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Saudi attack on Iranian pilgrims
My most memorable trip happened in 1366 solar hijri (1987) during which I accidentally was the head of the caravan. On that trip, the brutal massacre of the Iranian haj pilgrims by the Saudi agents happened. That horrible tragedy occurred on Friday which was later known as "Black Friday"… Almost everybody had prepared to take part in the rally on the day of the "Disavowal of Polytheists".Nurse of Fav Hospital
“I didn’t see this event in Ayoubi Hospital, but I did in Fav Hospital exactly. At least once a day, we witnessed the flight of Iraqi jets from that area which came to strike the hospital. Of course, our forces poured so much dirt and sand on the concrete roof of the hospital that it became like a hill, and the guys could hardly understand the sound of the bomb and...Report on the Fourteenth Conference of Oral History- 3rd and final part
Connecting oral history to the body of power is traumaticAccording to the Iranian Oral History Website, the 14th Oral History Conference titled “Oral History on Scale” was held by the History Department of the University of Isfahan and the Oral History Association of Iran on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024; professors, experts, and ...
Scientific and professional authority; perspective of Iranian Oral History Association
If a person has a personal library in his or her house, one or more oral history books are seen among them. In recent decades, the wave of book lovers has turned towards the field of oral history, and all this rising trend is owed to the activists in this field.
