Najaf Headquarters Human Resources
Narration of Bahman Kargar
Gen. Bahman Kargar, one of the personnel officials of Region 7 (West of the country), personnel official of Najaf Headquarters and deputy of human resources and education of the Sarallah First Corps has narrated his memories in the book Human Resources of the Najaf Headquarters. This book contains twenty-one interviews that cover his birth to his responsibilities in Sarallah First Corps and post-war activities.Reza in Revolution
Memoirs of Hujjat al-Islam Reza Motalebi
Hujjat al-Islam Reza Motalebi is a cleric from Isfahan. Before the revolution, he was the imam of the Fallah Mosque – which was later renamed Abuzar Mosque. By his presence and efforts, Abuzar Mosque soon became a base for supporters of the Imam and the revolution. After the victory of the revolution, he played a role in uniting forces and maintaining political vitality in southwest Tehran.The Importance of Questions in Oral History;
A review on the book Miriam by Dr. Khosrow Ghobadi
What is oral history and what is its importance in historical studies? Is it a type of history or a method of historiography or a discovery tool that provides the historian with raw materials? These are issues that can always be raised. I am more interested in the definition that considers oral history based on interviews as a type of historiography.Book Review
Sir Saeed
The book “Sir Saeed” is a documentary [narrative] of the life of martyr Seyyed Mohammad Saeed Jafari, written by Mohammad Mehdi Hemmati and published by Rahiyar Publications. In March 2024, this book was recognized as one of the selected documentary biographies in the 21st edition of the Sacred Defense Book of the Year Award. The following text is a review on the mentioned book.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 ...3
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To what extent are we allowed to use narrative techniques (however simple) in compiling an oral history text?We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.
Validation: Challenges and Necessities
Where does truth stand in oral history? How can the correctness of a narrative be recognized? Does fact-checking matter? If there is exaggeration in the reporting of some accounts, how can it be detected? Is it possible to record an event accurately through the recording of a narrative? Readers and users of oral history works are often faced with these questions, and sometimes encounter doubts about some oral history works.From Revolutionary Circles to the Military Arm of the Islamic Government
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, ...Authenticating Oral History: From Possibility to Necessity
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.
