Simin Daneshvar memorial ceremony held

The memorial ceremony of late Simin Daneshvar was held on Monday evening (March 12) at Aljavad Mosque with the presence of Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Husseini and a number of artists and writers.

Da prompts intl cultural agreement

The American translator of Sacred Defense books into English says he has so far finished the work on half of Das English translation and the rest, expected to be prepared during the coming summer, will be released next fall.

Flight in Cage

Hoda publication institute has reprinted Abdolrahman Aghazi's memoirs of his captivity at Saddam's camps during Sacred Defense years. The book addresses adolescents.

UMass Dartmouth and NOAA to conduct oral history project concerning Portuguese-speaking fishermen

The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in collaboration with local organizations tied to the fishing industry and the Portuguese community, will be conducting an oral history project aimed

Uncivil Disobedience looks back at the Sterling Hall bombing

Mike Lawler plunges into moral gray areas with his play Uncivil Disobedience, an oral-history-based chronicle of the UW Sterling Hall bombing in 1970. During two staged readings this weekend, 10 Forward Theater Company actors will portray 43 characters, all based on interviews, court transcripts, FBI records, police reports and media reports.

Writer Simin Daneshvar dies at 90

Simin Daneshvar, eminent translator and writer of 'Savushun' passed away on Thursday evening (March 8) at age 90.

Waters traced lineage for African-Americans in Lenoir County

Thelma Waters spent the last 25 years of her life uncovering the past. Although she believed the African-American community possesses a strong oral history, she knew it needed to be recorded.

Group backs secrecy on NI tapes

THE AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has warned that disclosing tapes from an oral history project on the Troubles would render Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre liable to execution.

Making Sense Of The Malice

If you haven’t taken the time to read Jonathan Abrams phenomenal oral history of the Malice at the Palace from earlier today at Grantland, you definitely need to take the time to go ahead and do so. Abrams talked directly with or pulled historical quotes from over 20 individuals connected to that fateful night in Auburn ...

Our Story Inc. keeps local history alive

Our Story Inc. has chosen “What a Time” as its theme for 2012. During the past two years, Our Story has sought to tell the history of Northern Nevadans whose history is rarely shared through community programs, oral history interviews and lesson plans.
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Hajj Pilgrimage

I went on a Hajj pilgrimage in the early 1340s (1960s). At that time, few people from the army, gendarmerie and police went on a pilgrimage to the holy Mashhad and holy shrines in Iraq. It happened very rarely. After all, there were faithful people in the Iranian army who were committed to obeying the Islamic halal and haram rules in any situation, and they used to pray.

A section of the memories of a freed Iranian prisoner; Mohsen Bakhshi

Programs of New Year Holidays
Without blooming, without flowers, without greenery and without a table for Haft-sin , another spring has been arrived. Spring came to the camp without bringing freshness and the first days of New Year began in this camp. We were unaware of the plans that old friends had in this camp when Eid (New Year) came.

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 ...
Part of memoirs of Seyed Hadi Khamenei

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.