UN launches oral History collection

New York, Jan 20 : A collection of more than 200 interviews covering major events in the history of the United Nations was launched on Thursday at the world body’s Headquarters in New York, and will be accessible to the public through a website.

Boise offers oral history training for young interviewers

The Boise City Department of Arts & History, with support from OfficeMax Boise Community Fund, announces a series of free oral history training sessions for youths between the ages of 9 and 18 years.

Special stand for veterans at TIBF

Cultural deputy of Guidance Ministry announced the ministry's readiness to endorse works by Sacred Defense veterans at the Tehran International Book Fair.

January 20: QQML 2012 deadline for works submission

The 4th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2012) has invited, abstracts, posters and workshops. The abstracts will be submitted to the conference's secretariat by January 20, 2012.

The Autobiography of a Spy

My Silent War by Kim Philby has been recently translated into Persian by Arash Tahmasebi. The book is Philby's personal memoirs of his spying activities for the Soviet government.

Gorji: Poor data wrecks history novels

Talking about history novels, history researcher Zahir Siamian Gorji says the most significant matter of history novels is holding poor information about real past events and characters."

Memory writing festival to introduce 20 top works

Press conference of the 1st Sacred Defense memory writing festival was held Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, in Rahian Noor building. The ceremony was attended by the conference's scientific secretary Commander Hamid Hesam who said that some 12,400 works were submitted to the secretariat of Sacred Defense provincial memory writing festivals.

Film an oral history of Dr. Carver

Diamond, Mo. — Ever wonder what it would be like to hear from someone who knew or worked or studied under George Washington Carver?

Sayreville book captures fading town memories

SAYREVILLE — Jason Slesinski spent 18 months sifting through archives at the Sayreville Historical Society Museum and reviewing oral history presentations from residents, but for the sixth-generation borough resident, it was a labor of love.

Sacred Defense Journalism to be released

Khalil Esfandiyari, Sacred Defense journalist, has mustered his experiences in a volume titled as the Handbook of Sacred Defense Journalism. The book is based on Esfandiyari's 17 years' experience in the genre.
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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.

An Excerpt from the Memoirs of General Mohammad Jafar Asadi

As Operation Fath-ol-Mobin came to an end, the commanders gathered at the “Montazeran-e Shahadat” Base, thrilled by a huge and, to some extent, astonishing victory achieved in such a short time. They were already bracing themselves for the next battle. It is no exaggeration to say that this operation solidified an unprecedented friendship between the Army and IRGC commanders.

A Selection from the Memoirs of Haj Hossein Yekta

The scorching cold breeze of the midnight made its way under my wet clothes and I shivered. The artillery fire did not stop. Ali Donyadideh and Hassan Moghimi were in front. The rest were behind us. So ruthlessly that it was as if we were on our own soil. Before we had even settled in at the three-way intersection of the Faw-Basra-Umm al-Qasr road, an Iraqi jeep appeared in front of us.