Memoirs of Abolqassem Eqbalian
I am Kashani
It was one of the nights of the month of Ordibehhesht 1358 (April-May 1979). I had put my head on the desk of my office in Varamin Committee, and was in a state between sleeping and waking. My whole childhood was walking in front of my eyes; a sweet childhood which had passed in the backstreets of Jamalabad. I came to my senses as the phone rang. It was on behalf of Haj Agha Baqeri Kani ...Memories of Sardar Sayyid Rahim Safavi of the Days of War
I who was in charge of commanding the Kurdistan Revolutionary Guard Corps until end of Mehr 1359 SH (October 1980); with the onset of war and critical situation of war zones, especially in Khuzestan region, after 34 days since the beginning of the war, ordered by Maj. Gen. Yousef Kolahdooz, deputy of chief commander of the Revolutionary Guards, we went to Khuzestan along with one hundred and a few IRGC brothers, ...Short Narrations on Arbaeen
The people you see here have left their work and life totally for twenty days. They are not in their homes too. They leave one in the house to entertain the people. They themselves come here to entertain people in the Mukebs (service stations). The service of the Najafi people is well-known in general. In Iraq, the first Heyats (religious congregations) were launched by the people of Najaf. They were the first ones who went toward Karbala on foot.This is not a hotel!
The Need for Culture Developing to Eliminate Misunderstandings
After saying goodbye to the shrine of Commander of the Muslims, Ali (PBUM) in the afternoon of 15th October 2019, we started moving towards Karbala. We were supposed to start the walk at 2 oclock, but the men returned late from the shrine and the movement was delayed. After an hour, we left the city and reached Pillar at the exit of Najaf city, and started walking. Next to Hussainiyas , the children ...Severe tortures for a crime I had not committed
Translated by M. B. Khoshnevisan
At the same date (the year 1351 or 1973) something else happened to me. After reciting the Komeil supplication in al-Reza Mosque on one of the Friday nights, I went home. At that time, we had rented the upper floor of the house of a close friend named Mr. Hossein Ghaderi on Hedayat Street near the al- Reza Mosque. The landlord was a very nice and kind person. The house had two doors; one was ...The story of a Photo
A Thoughtful Portrait of Imam Khomeini in The Last Days of His Presence in Neauphle-le-Château
From the day it became free to publish Imam Khomeinis photo in Iranian newspapers and publications, and for the first time, Kayhan newspaper published his photo on its front page on august 29, 1979, until victory of the Revolution on February 11, 1979, many photographs of Imam Khomeini were published, which depicted him in various situations and places as leader of the Revolution. Widespread publication of these photos indicates the fact that the revolutionary ...Excerpt from the Memoirs of Nayreh al-Sadat Ehtesham Razavi
I was in Qom at the time, and when the Qom police chief found that I was at Mr. Vahedis house, where he was surrounded; Mr. Vahedi was living in Qom at that time. When Mr. Vahedis house was surrounded, two people knocked on the door and entered the house, and sat with Mr. Vahedi in the guest house. Mr. Vahedi came and said: "lady! They are detectives and come to arrest me";The Tragedy of Abadan Rex Cinema from the Memories of a Prisoner of Imposed War
Abdul Saleh Khaknejad is one of the prisoners who has recounted his life memories, focusing on his five years in captivity in Iraqi camps. He was born in 1952 in the village of Godartakhti in the central part of Bahmaei city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces. In his diary entitled " From Godartakhti to Ramadieh", which was prepared and compiled by his nephew Ms. Asieh Khaknejad, he describes his situation, family, and upbringing in a few pages at the ...Excerpts from the memoirs of Seyed Ahmad Zarhani
On the Day 31st Shahrivar 1359 (22nd September 1980)
In the summer of 1980, a member of the Islamic Association of the Dezful Vahdati Base reported: "Iraqi plane MIG has been appearing in Dezful for several days. The defense could shoot them, but the base commander preferred not shoot them. When the MIGs were gone, permission to fire was issued and our expensive ammunition is wasted." He added: "Meanwhile, the commander has planted poppies in the garden in front of his house and he does not fear to meet someone."One Photo and Three Memories
After Imam Khomeinis opposition to the bill of state and provincial associations and the reforms proposed by the Pahlavi government, known as the White Revolution and the referendum on January 26th, 1962, and Imam Khomeinis fierce confrontations with the Shah and the Pahlavi regime, Pahlavi forces arrested him at dawn on June 6, 1963. The Pahlavi government found a way to deal directly with Imam Khomeini, who had enjoyed great fame, popularity, and fortune among the Iranian people....
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