The 366th Night of Reminiscence – Part 2

The 366th Night of Reminiscence, featuring accounts from the Hazrat Mahdi Battalion of the 10th Seyyed-al-Shohada Division, was held on February 20, 2025, at the Sura Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center. The event featured recollections by Alireza Moradkhani, Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Jalal Fakhra, and General Mohammad Hadi, with Javad Aini serving as the host.

Uncovering the inner connection between the individual and the phenomenon is the task of oral history

According to the Oral History website, the "Training Course on Recording Oral History in the Oil Industry: Interviewer Training" was held in person and online on Sunday, 8th of Esfand 1403 (February 26, 2025), at the Oil Industry Documents and Museums Center. The following is an excerpt from this training course:

Report of the Fourth National Conference on the Oral History of the Sacred Defense (3rd and Final)

The Importance of Maintaining Confidentiality in the Oral History of System Officials

According to the Iranian Oral History website, the “Conclusion of the Fourth National Conference on the Oral History of the Sacred Defense and Resistance” was held on Saturday morning, March 24, 2025, in the presence of oral history activists, in the Qalam Hall ...

The 366th Night of Reminiscence – Part 1

The 366th Night of Reminiscence, featuring a narrative from the Hazrat Mahdi Battalion of the 10th Seyyed al-Shohada Division, was held on February 20, 2025, at the Sura Hall of the Islamic Revolution Art Center. The event hosted accounts from Alireza Moradkhani, Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Jalal Fakhra, and General Mohammad Hadi, with Javad Aini serving as the session’s moderator.

Oral History News for Bahman 1403

(January-February 2025)

According to the Iranian Oral History website, "News of the Month" is the title of a series of reports on this website. The reports provide an overview of news related to the site's topic in written and virtual media. The following is the news for January-February 2025.

It was raised at the "Fourth Conference on the Oral History of Sacred Defense":

The credibility of the commanders

According to the Iranian Oral History website, the “Conclusion of the Fourth National Conference on the Oral History of the Sacred Defense and Resistance” was held on Saturday morning, March 24, 2025, in the presence of oral history activists, in the Qalam Hall of the ...

Report of the Fourth National Conference on the Oral History of the Sacred Defense -1

Acceptance of 220 Article Titles

According to the Iranian Oral History website, the “Conclusion of the Fourth National Conference on the Oral History of the Sacred Defense and Resistance” was held on Saturday morning, March 24, 2025, in the presence of oral history activists, in the Qalam Hall of the National Archives and Library Organization.

365th Night of Memory – 4

The 365th show of Night of Memory entitled "Waiting" was held in Andisheh Hall of the Art Center of the Islamic Revolution on the 4th of Bahman 1403 (January 23, 2025). Several combatants of the Martyrdom Battalion of "The 27th Division of Mohammad Rasoullollah (SAWA)" narrated their memoirs. The wives and mothers of the martyrs attended the show. Mr. Ahmad Karimi, Mrs. Maryam ...

365th Night of Memory – 3

The 365th show of Night of Memory entitled "Waiting" was held in Andisheh Hall of the Art Center of the Islamic Revolution on the 4th of Bahman 1403 (January 23, 2025). Several combatants of the Martyrdom Battalion of "The 27th Division of Mohammad Rasoullollah (SAWA)" narrated their memoirs. The wives and mothers of the martyrs attended the show.

365th Night of Memory – 2

The 365th show of Night of Memory entitled "Waiting" was held in Andisheh Hall of the Art Center of the Islamic Revolution on the 4th of Bahman 1403 (January 23, 2025). Several combatants of the Martyrdom Battalion of "The 27th Division of Mohammad Rasoullollah (SAWA)" narrated their memoirs. The wives and mothers of the martyrs attended the show. Mr. Ahmad Karimi, Mrs. Maryam ...
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Documentary Pathology of the US Embassy Documents

The Necessity of Scientific Rereading and Content Analysis of Documents
More than four decades have passed since the publication of the first collections of documents from the US Embassy in Tehran. However, despite the relatively easy access to this treasure trove of documents, systematic research exploitation of it has not been adequate. We still do not have a “comprehensive picture” of the content of these 11,000 documents.
Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

100 Questions / 42

What is the importance of the narrator and interviewers shared understanding of the past in oral history?
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 the 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, ...