The Cypress of Qumis

Narrated by Mehdi Mahdavinejad

The late Mehdi Mahdavinejad was one of the prominent commanders during the Sacred Defense and a founding member of the 12th Qaem Brigade of Semnan Province. His illustrious military record includes commanding the 18th Al-Ghadir Brigade, the 30th Quds Division of Gilan, and the 17th Ali ibn Abi Talib Division.

Book Review

Description of the Pain of Desire

Memoirs of Dr. Mohammad Reza Zaffarqandi about the days of war and front and serving in field hospitals was published in a book titled “Description of the Pain of Love-Desire” compiled by Raheleh Sabouri in 466 pages. It was released in 1401 (2022) by Sooreh Mehr Publications. The number of titles of medical group books (doctors, paramedics and ...

Military Medical Center

Narration of Nasrullah Fathian

Nasrullah Fathian, who was in charge of the Southern Military Medical Center during the Holy Defense period, has given his stories from the time of birth to the command in the book "Military Medical Center". This book is the result of 60 hours of General Ali Asghar Molla's interview with Fathian, which was edited by Abbas Heydari Moghadam Arani in ...

Magazines Full of Takbir

The book "Magazines Full of Takbir" , the memoirs of Colonel Qoodrat Akhrian in 2022, with the number of 500 copies and 590 pages, has been published by the Foundation for the Preservation of Works and Publication of Sacred Defense Values of West Azarbaijan Province. The interview and editing of this book was done by Jila Moradi, and on its cover, there is a picture of the narrator in Majnoon Island (1984) wearing a chemical mask.

Life and Time of Ali Akbar Moeenfar

“Life and Time of Ali Akbar Moeenfar” authored by Parviz Sa’adati has been published by Sooreh Mehr Publications. The book is the result of more than 110 hours of interviews with the late Ali Akbar Moeenfar. He is the first Head of the Planning and Budget Organization as well as the first Minister of Oil in the interim government of the Islamic Revolution.

Education Days

A useful book about the studies of the history of the clergy

History scholars and researchers in other fields have always been interested in biographies of famous scientific, political and social figures. The stages of growth and influence of people and their milestones are usually considered in biographies. One of the goals of this work is to get to know more about how a person emerges and his relationship with the time in which he lived.

Nurse of Fav Hospital

“I didn’t see this event in Ayoubi Hospital, but I did in Fav Hospital exactly. At least once a day, we witnessed the flight of Iraqi jets from that area which came to strike the hospital. Of course, our forces poured so much dirt and sand on the concrete roof of the hospital that it became like a hill, and the guys could hardly understand the sound of the bomb and...

The Oral History of Holy Defense as Narrated by Hossein Bagheri

The Telecommunications of West and Northwest

The book the oral history of the holy defense as narrated by Hossein Bagheri titled “The Telecommunications of West and Northwest,” compiled by Saeed Olfati, was published by the Holy Defense Research and Document Center in 2023. The book was released in 472 pages, 1000 copies, and with the cover price of 1700000 IRR (~3 $).

Oral History of Sacred Defense as Narrated by Ahmad Gholampour

The Commander of Karbala Headquarters

Volume 2

The second volume of the book Oral History of Sacred Defense which was narrated by Ahmad Gholampour, titled “the Commander of Karbala Headquarter”, was provided by Mohsen Rokhsattalab and finally compiled by Dr. Hossein Ahmadi; the book was published by the Sacred ...

Oral History of Sacred Defense

Commander of 19th Fajr Division

A Narrative of Mohammad Nabi Roudaki

The book "A Narrative of Mohammad Nabi Roudaki, Commander of 19th Fajr Division" has been interviewed by Alireza Refahiat and edited by Hussein Ahmadi. After his military service, Brigadier General Roudaki had various activities such as being a member of the Islamic ...
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Destiny Had It So

Memoirs of Seyyed Nouraddin Afi
It was early October 1982, just two or three days before the commencement of the operation. A few of the lads, including Karim and Mahmoud Sattari—the two brothers—as well as my own brother Seyyed Sadegh, came over and said, "Come on, let's head towards the water." It was the first days of autumn, and the air was beginning to cool, but I didn’t decline their invitation and set off with them.
Oral History School – 7

The interviewer is the best compiler

According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:
An Excerpt from the Narratives of Andimeshk Women on Washing Clothes During the Sacred Defense

The Last Day of Summer, 1980

We had livestock. We would move between summer and winter pastures. I was alone in managing everything: tending to the herd and overseeing my children’s education. I purchased a house in the city for the children and hired a shepherd to watch over the animals, bringing them near the Karkheh River. Alongside other herders, we pitched tents.

Memoirs of Commander Mohammad Jafar Asadi about Ayatollah Madani

As I previously mentioned, alongside Mehdi, as a revolutionary young man, there was also a cleric in Nurabad, a Sayyid, whose identity we had to approach with caution, following the group’s security protocols, to ascertain who he truly was. We assigned Hajj Mousa Rezazadeh, a local shopkeeper in Nurabad, who had already cooperated with us, ...