A University as Big as a House
Meeting with the Mother of Martyr Mustafa Namazifard
On an autumn day, we were guests at the home of the mother of Martyr Mustafa Namazifard; a house in which every corner contained a story of love, sacrifice, and resistance. In this house, we encountered a mother whose heart was a sea of patience and forbearance. Her words were verses of patience and endurance that had come out of the heart of the fires.Meeting with the Saberi Family
We were guests an autumn evening in a simple house where the scent of patience and love had been mixed for years. Sir Davoud, a veteran who has been fighting with war wounds for years, welcomed us with a calm smile. His gaze was a sea of bitter and sweet memories, from the days he spent on the front lines to today, when he rested in the arms of his family.The 360th Night of Memory – 2
The 360th Night of Memory, titled "Memorial of Strange Martyrs in Captivity," was held in memory of 12 strange martyrs from Tehran Province on September 22nd of 2204, in the Soura Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center. In this program, Colonel Mojtaba Jafari, Mohammad Javad Zomordian, and Engineer Saeed Ohadi shared their memories.Meeting with a Veteran; Davood Saberi
A Memoir of Sacrifice and Patience
When I called Davood Saberi, a 50% war veteran, he calmly agreed to let us be his guests on Saturday afternoon, Novembers 23rd of 2024. He said, "What a blessed day! Incidentally, Saturday is my wife and I's 47th wedding anniversary." We left on Saturday afternoon with two colleagues. We arrived a little before 2 p.m. When we took the ...The 360th Night of Memory
The 360th Night of Memory, titled "Memorial of Strange Martyrs in Captivity," was held in memory of 12 strange martyrs from Tehran Province on September 22nd of 2204, in the Soura Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center. In this program, Colonel Mojtaba Jafari, Mohammad Javad Zomordian, and Engineer Saeed Ohadi shared their memories. The performance of this Night of Remembrance was led by Davood Salehi.Oral History News of October-November 2024
According to the Iranian Oral History Website, “News of the Month” is the title of a series of reports on this website. These reports look at news related to the website’s topic in written and virtual media. Below are some news from October-November 2024. The book “Beyond the Wall,” the memoirs of Habibollah Bitarf, one of the three original thinkers behind the capture of the US embassy, was published by Soure Mehr Publications with 232 pages.The 359th Night of Memory – 3
The 359th Night of Memory program was held on July 25 of 2024 in the Surah Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center with the narration of the freedmen of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army under the title of "Closed Door Period". In this program, Amirs Mahmoud Najafi, Hossein Yasini and Amir Brigadier Ahmed Dadbin shared their memories. Dawood Salehi was in charge of performing this night of memory.The 359th Night of Memory – 2
The 359th Night of Memory program was held on July 25 of 2024 in the Surah Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center with the narration of the freedmen of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army under the title of "Closed Door Period". In this program, Amirs Mahmoud Najafi, Hossein Yasini and Amir Brigadier Ahmed Dadbin shared their memories. Dawood Salehi was in charge of performing this night of memory.The 359th Night of Memory – 1
The 359th Night of Memory program was held on July 25 of 2024 in the Surah Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center with the narration of the freedmen of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army under the title of "Closed Door Period". In this program, Amirs Mahmoud Najafi, Hossein Yasini and Amir Brigadier Ahmed Dadbin shared their memories. Dawood Salehi was in charge of performing this night of memory.The 358th Night of Memory – 2
The 358th of the show of the Night of Memory entitled "Resistance and Standing" was held in Sooreh Hall of the Art Center of the Islamic Revolution on 7th of Tir 1403 (June 27, 2024). In this show, Mr. Ali Saghaffi a war veteran and a freed POW of the Iraqi impose war against Iran recounted his memoirs. In continuation of the show two of the attendees also narrated memoirs form the sacred defense. Davood Salehi hosted the Night of Memory.2
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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.That Side of the Wall
Seizure of US embassy as narrated by Habibollah BitarafHabibollah 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.
Oral history education should not rely on individuals
Today, training is considered by the oral history experts as a key issue. According to Dr. “Ali Tattari”, oral history education needs to be processed in universities so that, by approving regulations and guidelines, the education of this science does not rely on individuals and does not suffer from a crisis with the slightest change in the country's political and economic climate.Filming the crime of Shah's agents in morgue
On that day [9th of Dey 1357 in Mashhad – December 30, 1978], the whole city was in chaos; the hospitals, the shops, and in addition to these, the movie theatre was burning in fire. Even, I heard that some people had gone and set fire some centers such as "Iran-America Society" or the ones connected to the foreigners. The clashes continued till almost sunset.
