Eduction Ministry Oral History During 8 Years of Imposed War

In 261st program of “Memory Night”, Ali –Asghar Fani narrated his memories from the 8 years of War and Education Ministry attempts According to the report by Iranian Oral history Website, 261st program of Memory Night was held in Arts Center (Hozeh-ye Honari) on September 24th.

We were cut off guard; we were not prepared for such a war at its onset

Residents of border areas would hear sounds from borders all their life and sometimes these sounds were repeated for so long that no one could even foresee the onset of a war. First days of war narrated by a woman who was born and raised in Abadan are described as follows: we were in shock and perplexity, with sounds coming from the other side of the border, a war started and continued for 8 years in violence and brutality.

Well-done, Doctor!

Narrative of Farid Salehi, who arrived to hospital by a mortar shell in arms

On the one hand, our land and honor was invaded, and at the other hand, accompanying with my neighborhood friends, with whom I was in the same revolutionary range and all of us adhered to the system. Accordingly, we went to the front along together.

The Diver of Prophet Yunus (AS) Battalion:

We did not even imagine of being defeated in Karbala 4 Operation.

The Two hundred and sixtieth program of "Night of Memories" which is held on the first Thursday of each month at Hozeyeh Honari (Art Center) was assigned to the memories of 3 divers who fought in Karbala 4 Operation.

Farangis, a Narration of the Brave women of Gilan Gharb

Many authors have written about the memoirs of the eight-year Iraqi imposed war against Iran. The war had showed its bitter image not only in the western and southwestern cities and villages of Iran but also had forced men and women to defend their home.

Listening to Iraqi Radio for 5 Years

Sedigheh Akbarnia was born in Babol, a city in Mazandaran province, in 1966. He married a young militant in 1982 when she was only 16. Her husband left for war fronts in the same day of marriage. Some months later, she heard something from him that transformed her as one of the unknown activists of the home front.

Pages from memories of Dr. Mohammad Taghi Khorsandi Ashtiani

The Night We Felt the Horror

People of Dezful were unbelievable; they wanted to help no matter what the hardship was.

Doctors, nurses and experts in medical fields endured hardship to deliver services to the combatants and the wounded. Dr. Mohammad Taghi Khorsandi Ashtiani is a professor of Tehran University and otolaryngologist.

Mehri Fallahi writes “Terrestrial Angels”

We met Mehri Fallahi, a nurse who provided valuable services during the Holy Defense years to the wounded and gave us the honor of an interview to talk about her memories.

“In the Alleys and Streets” with Dr. Abbas Manzar Pour

Last year, we found the opportunity to talk intimately to Dr. Abbas Manzar Pour the writer of “In the Alleys and Streets” in the house of his respected son. Although the talk took more than three hours, it was so intimate and sweet that we did not feel the passage of time. “In the Alleys and Streets” has so far been republished for several times (five times) and warmly welcomed by the readers. It is among the useful works in the area of anthropology and social history of the city of Tehran. In the following interview, we asked and heard about his book and other historical issues in the past century. Here is the excerpt of the interview with Dr. Manzar Pour:

Green Left Weekly photographer and refugee Ali Bakhtiarvandi talks about his time in detention

Behind the Wire is an oral history project documenting the stories of men, women and children who have experienced mandatory detention. It seeks to bring a new perspective to the public understanding of mandatory detention by sharing the reality of the people who have lived it.