The Art of Making Memories
A Reflection on the Relationship between Individual Memory and Oral History
The book “The Art of Making Memories” is written by Meik Wiking, a Danish researcher and director of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. At first glance, this book may fall into the field of positive psychology or quality of life studies; but upon closer inspection, it can be seen as a work that fundamentally transforms our ...Commander of the 42nd Combat Engineer Division
The Narrative of Mohammad Reza Eidi Attarzadeh
The book "Oral History of Sacred Defense: The Narrative of Mohammad Reza Eidi Attarzadeh" written by Mohammad Reza Moshfeghi Khamenei and edited by Abbas Abdolmalaki, was published by the Sacred Defense Documents and Research Center in 2024. Mohammad Reza Attarzadeh was born on November 23, 1959 in Dezful.Baqubah Camp: Life among Nameless Prisoners
A Review of the Book “Brothers of the Castle of the Forgetful”: Memoirs of Taher Asadollahi
"In the morning, a white-haired, thin captain who looked to be twenty-five or six years old came after counting and having breakfast, walked in front of everyone, holding his waist, and said, "From tomorrow on, when you sit down and get up, you will say, 'Death to Khomeini,' otherwise I will bring disaster upon you, so that you will wish for death."Tabas Fog
Ebham-e Tabas: Ramzgoshayi az ja’beh siah-e tahajom nezami Amrika (Tabas Fog: Decoding the Black Box of the U.S. Military Invasion) is the title of a recently published book by Shadab Asgari. After the Islamic Revolution, on November 4, 1979, students seized the US embassy in Tehran and a number of US diplomats were imprisoned. The US army carried out “Tabas Operation” or “Eagle’s Claw” in Iran on April 24, 1980, ostensibly to free these diplomats, but it failed.Book Review
Uninvited Jalal
One way to better understand influential figures in contemporary history is to delve into their notes. Jalal Al-Ahmad is an intellectual writer who has influenced the political and social intellectual movements of Iran with his works. The book Jalal-e Nakhandeh (Uninvited Jalal) is written by Gholamreza Khaki, which is based on Jalal's unpublished diaries.The Dusk of the Sixth Day
Narrated by Gholamhossein Bashardoust
Hojatoleslam Gholamhossein Bashardoust, who, following the martyrdom of Mostafa Radanipour, remained the one and only cleric in a senior wartime command position, boasts a distinguished record as the commander of the Karbala Headquarters during the Sacred Defense. The book The Dusk of the Sixth Day is named in remembrance of the ...War and State
As Recounted in the Memoirs of Seyyed Mohammad Sadr
Seyyed Mohammad Sadr, the son of Ayatollah Seyyed Reza Sadr and nephew of Imam Musa Sadr, is a politician who has held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, and the Expediency Discernment Council. The book War and State chronicles his memories as the Political-Social Deputy of the Ministry of Interior during the years 1985 to 1989.Book Review
The Hidden Camp
The Hidden Camp narrates the autobiographical memoirs of Mohammad Hassan Mirzaei, recounting his experiences from managing Iraqi POW camps to enduring captivity in Iranian POW camps. This work, rewritten and compiled by Meysam Gholampour, was published in the summer of 2024 by Mirath-e Ahl-e Qalam Publications in collaboration with the Damavand Martyrs Foundation.Book review
That Side of the Wall
Seizure of US embassy as narrated by Habibollah Bitaraf
Habibollah Bitaraf was one of three first ideologues of the seizure of the US embay and a member of the coordination council of the den of the espionage. He who was studying Civil Engineering in Technical Faculty of Tehran University at that time has first-hand memoirs about the event.The Cypress of Qumis
Narrated by Mehdi Mahdavinejad
The late Mehdi Mahdavinejad was one of the prominent commanders during the Sacred Defense and a founding member of the 12th Qaem Brigade of Semnan Province. His illustrious military record includes commanding the 18th Al-Ghadir Brigade, the 30th Quds Division of Gilan, and the 17th Ali ibn Abi Talib Division.3
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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 Editor's Missing Place on the “Deck”
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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.
