Medal and Leave - 3
11 notes from and Iraqi captive
Then everything came to an end, and the situation transformed. Voices reach the ears with different tones and melodies. The sound of screams and the whisper of pens blend together. The wind roars like the rebellious winter thunder, rushing through polished, weathered rocks, carrying delicate snowflakes within it. The blows of snowy waves upon the cheeks are excruciating.The Buts and Ifs of a Good Interview
In order to better understand the problems of producing a book on the subject of oral history or memoirs, the Iranian Oral History Website has conducted short conversations with some experts and practitioners, the results of which will be presented to readers in the form of short notes and in several parts.The 369th Night of Memoirs-4
The 369th Night of Memoir ceremony was held online on June 2 of 2025, in the remembrance of the martyrs of the Israeli attack. This event took place in the virtual space of the Islamic Revolution Arts Center. During the program, Seyyed Abbas Heydari Rabouki, Seyyed Amir Abdullahi, and Hajj Javad Aligoli shared their memories. The program was hosted by Davood Salehi.An Excerpt from the Memoirs of Reza Amir Sardari
Monafeghin: A New Deception
July-August 1989
Following the discussions around the asylum of Iraqi prisoners of war in Iran during peace negotiations, the Iraqi side, not wanting to fall behind, launched their own campaign to offer asylum. At the outset, they attempted to attract prisoners by making grand promises ...Medal and Leave - 2
11 notes from and Iraqi captive
On one of the days in July 1983, our forces' column positioned itself on the highlands and towering peaks of Haj Omran, which held immense strategic importance and where movement was extremely difficult. From this side, fierce and surprise attacks were launched day and night by Saddam's forces and Iranian forces to capture the summit of "Gerdkoo." Movement in such positions usually took place under the cover ...Instead of Crying, She Laughed
Narrated by Mahin Khamisabadi
When Jahad announced that we should go fruit picking, we couldn’t leave our children alone at home; they were too young. At times like this, poor Akbar Agha would rent a bigger vehicle so the children could come along too. About ten or twenty women would gather, and we would work hard picking the fruit from the trees and packing them into boxes.Oral History News
Tir 1404 (22 June – 22 July 2025)
According to the Iranian Oral History website, the “Monthly News” section features a series of reports surveying oral history-related developments across print and digital media platforms. The following is a summary of significant oral history news from Tir 1404 (22 June – 22 July 2025):The 369th Night of Memoirs-3
The 369th Night of Memoir ceremony was held online on June 2 of 2025, in the remembrance of the martyrs of the Israeli attack. This event took place in the virtual space of the Islamic Revolution Arts Center. During the program, Seyyed Abbas Heydari Rabouki, Seyyed Amir Abdullahi, and Hajj Javad Aligoli shared their memories. The program was hosted by Davood Salehi.Medal and Leave - 1
11 notes from an Iraqi captive
Many Iraqi POWs wrote memoirs for the Office of Resistance Literature and Art. However, there were exceptions, like the author of this book. We only saw him once, but that one meeting was enough for him to agree to write these eleven beautiful memoirs. We have chosen the name "Medal and Leave" among the titles of this book. We still believe that the insights of Iraqi POWs, combined with the memories ...Most visited
War Health
Narrated by Dr. Ali Mehrabi TavanaThe book War Health is an oral narrative by Dr. Ali Mehrabi Tavana, a commander in the health sector during the Sacred Defense era. This book, in the form of six chapters and twenty conversation sessions, covers the narrator’s life from birth to the end of the [Iranian] Eight-Year War. The interviews and compilation of the book were conducted ...
Agents in Search for the Fighter
[Interview with Fatemeh Amir Hosseini 2019/03/08.] The agents were always at our house. They would come day and night, turn the house upside down, mess up the library. For example, I remember we had the book Eqtesadona (Our Economy) by Mr. Sadr, and Imam Khomeini’s Resaleh (Treatise). We had many books—they would pack some of them up and take them away. Then the next day, they would knock again. Back then, our house was on Ghiyasi Street. We were really distressed.Najaf Headquarters Human Resources
Narration of Bahman KargarGen. Bahman Kargar, one of the personnel officials of Region 7 (West of the country), personnel official of Najaf Headquarters and deputy of human resources and education of the Sarallah First Corps has narrated his memories in the book Human Resources of the Najaf Headquarters. This book contains twenty-one interviews that cover his birth to his responsibilities in Sarallah First Corps and post-war activities.
The Founder of Hosseiniyeh Ershad
Regarding the presence of [Martyr Ayatollah Motahhari] in Hosseiniyeh Ershad, it would be inaccurate to refer to it just as “participation”; he was, in fact, one of its founders. At a time when Tehran lacked proper, organized, and intellectually rigorous religious gatherings, a few individuals decided to initiate such a movement—and the central ...
