BBC Narrates the Iranian Revolution

BBC Radio is a news broadcasting agency associated with British Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the establishment of this board is to, gain other nations' support for Britain, provide ground for investment in foreign countries, retain Britain's interest and, destruct figures in opposition with colonialism. This news board provided the grounds for military occupation of Iran at the threshold of the Second World War.

Historical Studies Quarterly, No. 29, Summer 2010

“The Islamic Revolution historiography is evaluated as a phenomenon which is making headway. Analyzing the last 32 years’ attempts by researchers and history research institutes shows they have been making progress in the number of books and their quality about the Islamic Revolution.” The new issue of Historical Studies Quarterly starts with this evaluation about Islamic Revolution Historiography.

"Iranian Perspectives on the Iran-Iraq War" released

"Iranian Perspectives on the Iran-Iraq War" a comprehensive collection of essays by Iranian scholars and policy experts has been translated into Persian. The book contains considerable new information on the Iran-Iraq War.

13th print-run of "History of Islamic civilization"

Translated into Persian by Ali Javaher-kalam, "History of Islamic civilization" by Jurji ýZaydan has been reprinted by Amir Kabir publication. Although a few decades have passed since the book''s compilation but it is yet a comprehensive source.

Hussein Monsef’s narration about Mosul night is published

Memoirs of the released POW, Mohammad Hussein Monsef, from his captivity in Mosul prison at the time of Ba’athist Iraq has been published under the title of Mosul Night.

Oral History of Jalili Mosque

Jalili Mosque was one of the active centers for organizing fighters against the Pahlavi regime; So, SAVAK was worried about the activities that were done in the mosque and controlled them intensively.

History and Narrative, new horizons to history analysis

Geoffrey Roberts' "The History and Narrative Reader" converted to Persian by Farzaneh Dehkordi is published by Imam Sadiq University Press. This book deals with the subject of narratoloy in history analysis and depicts new horizons to history analysis that are beneficial in critical readings.

Muslims and Islamic Historiography

Authored by Abdolalim Abdolrahman Khezr and rendered into Persian by Sadegh Ebadi, Muslims and Recording History has been published by the Organization of Humanities Books Research and Publication of Universities (SAMT).

Calendar of Iraq''s chemical assaults during Sacred Defense

The calendar of Iraq''s chemical assaults during the Sacred Defense by Mohammad Bagher Bikkhah Bahrami has recently been published by the Sacred Defense Sciences Research Center and Shakib Publications.

Volume 37 of "Oral History Review" magazine

Oral History Review magazine Volume 37 Issue 2 Summer-Fall 2010 : it s inclusive: ARTICLES: McCarthy - “Is Oral History Good for You?” Taking Oral History beyond Documentation and into a Clinical ...
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Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

100 Questions/ 34

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.
A Portion of Abbas Douzduzani’s Memoirs

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.