Naval Commandos in Khurramshahr: Unheard Stories
Soureh Mehr Publications has published "Naval Commandos in Khurramshahr", the first work published by a naval commando of the first Iranian division to withstand Iraq's assaults on the city of Khurramshahr before its capture in 1980. The stories were never published before.Three Women of Herat
Afghanistan had not experienced the tumult of communists’ presence, when Veronica and her husband, John Baily entered Herat after 8 months of residence in Iran and learning Persian. Baily went to Herat to study ethnomusicology for Queens University of Ireland. At first, Veronica had no decision but to accompany her husband.Memories of a Newsboy
"Memories of a Newsboy" encompasses the memories of Iran's oldest newsman alive. Born in 1928 in a village in the northern Mazandaran Province, Mohammad Ebrahim Ranjbar emigrated to Tehran at the age of 9 in 1937. He stepped into the news selling business soon after he entered the Iranian capital with support from two friends who resided near his place.A Trip to Burnt Island
Oral History Weekly had the honor to publish for the first time the itinerary of Hedayatollah Behboudi in the cyberspace. The audience followed the itinerary from the weekly issue 132 to 146 in fifteen parts in two English and Persian languages. Since the itineraries are considered a branch of oral history, it can be said that the itinerary had created a variation during its publication.An introduction to Oral history of Iranian Architecture
The book “An Introduction to Oral History of Iranian Architecture†has been released by Rowzaneh Publications and will soon be distributed in book stores. It has been written by Seyedeh Mitra Hashemi, and Mehrdad Qayoumi Bid’hendi has written an introduction in the beginning of the book.Deylamghani’s Letter of Division
Major general Mohammad Deylamghani was born in 1920 in an old neighborhood of Mashhad. He started his education in Shargh and Onsori schools and continued it in Shah Reza high school. He then entered the military high school of Mashhad. He entered the officer’s college in 1940 after his interest and was trained for engineering corps. He was dispatched to Mashhad in 1945.Two New Books in History
“The Memories of Unruliness Era†(parts of Taghi Makinejad’s life, one of the 53 activists of Iran Tudeh Party) by Yusuf Niknam and “The Social Ideas of Muslim Intellectuals†by Taghi Azad Armaki was published. Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) – “A look at Taghi Makinejad’s lifeâ€, “Memories and Notes of Taghi Makinejadâ€, “An Interview with Taghi Makinejadâ€, “Ceaseless (examples of his ideas and books)†and “Photos and Documents†are chapters of this book of 212 pages by Yusuf Niknam.What I didn't know about Tiananmen Square
Rowena Xiaoqing He’s new book 'Tiananmen Exiles' offers fresh insight into the challenges that exiled Chinese student leaders faced after they escaped from China. As a reporter I covered the Beijing massacre of 1989 and then studied the issue for years afterward. I was beginning to think that I had nothing more to learn about it.Review: College students illustrate battles Latinos face in ‘The Latino Generation’
The Latino Generation (Voices of the New America) by Mario T. Garcia is made up of 13 oral history interviews with Latino college graduates.Review: Bold They Rise
Rather than tell the story of the program through the eyes of one astronaut, they recount the program from the perspectives of more than thirty astronauts who flew on shuttle missions....
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Attack on Halabcheh narrated
With wet saliva, we are having the lunch which that loving Isfahani man gave us from the back of his van when he said goodbye in the city entrance. Adaspolo [lentils with rice] with yoghurt! We were just started having it when the plane dives, we go down and shelter behind the runnel, and a few moments later, when the plane raises up, we also raise our heads, and while eating, we see the high sides ...The Arab People Committee
Another event that happened in Khuzestan Province and I followed up was the Arab People Committee. One day, we were informed that the Arabs had set up a committee special for themselves. At that time, I had less information about the Arab People , but knew well that dividing the people into Arab and non-Arab was a harmful measure.Kak-e Khak
The book “Kak-e Khak” is the narration of Mohammad Reza Ahmadi (Haj Habib), a commander in Kurdistan fronts. It has been published by Sarv-e Sorkh Publications in 500 copies in spring of 1400 (2022) and in 574 pages. Fatemeh Ghanbari has edited the book and the interview was conducted with the cooperation of Hossein Zahmatkesh.Is oral history the words of people who have not been seen?
Some are of the view that oral history is useful because it is the words of people who have not been seen. It is meant by people who have not been seen, those who have not had any title or position. If we look at oral history from this point of view, it will be objected why the oral memories of famous people such as revolutionary leaders or war commanders are compiled.
