Ramadan War
The Story of a Street Classroom
When the city square becomes a school desk
While many schools have been facing closures under wartime conditions, one teacher, guided by a spirit of sacrifice and a deep sense of professional responsibility, has chosen a different path. In this interview, Ms. Samira Gheybi speaks about how she has been imparting knowledge to her students, helping them overcome fear, and trying to preserve ...Ramadan War
An Interview with Members of an Iraqi Mawkib Present at the Gatherings in Tehran
In early Farvardin (late March), while moving between the nightly gatherings in Khaghani Square, a booth set up on the corner of the square caught my attention. It was adorned with photographs of the martyrs of the Resistance Front, Ayatollah Sistani, and numerous flags.Frank E. Maestrone
Consul and Principal Officer in Khorramshahr in 1960-62
Frank E. Maestrone was born in Massachusetts in 1922. He received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1943. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. Frank E. Maestrone joined the State Department in 1948 and served in Austria, Germany, Egypt, Kuwait, and the Philippines. Mr. Hank Zivetz interviewed Mr. Maestrone in 1989.Oral history education should not rely on individuals
Today, training is considered by the oral history experts as a key issue. According to Dr. “Ali Tattari”, oral history education needs to be processed in universities so that, by approving regulations and guidelines, the education of this science does not rely on individuals and does not suffer from a crisis with the slightest change in the country's political and economic climate.Scientific Secretary of the "Fourth National Conference on Oral History of Sacred Defense":
Critique Oral History Works to Prevent Repetition of Past Errors
The call for papers for the Fourth National Conference on Oral History of Sacred Defense and Resistance comes at a time when over 30 years of experience in publishing oral histories of the war have accumulated. Given the substantial quantity and quality of these works, it is now time for a thorough critique and evaluation.Qasemipour:
Oral History Does Not Belong to the Realm of Literature
Over twenty years have passed since the advent and expansion of oral history in Iran, yet "the proper method for documenting oral history interviews" remains a pressing concern for practitioners in this field. In the following interview, we explore the most scientifically sound approach to compiling oral histories. Mohammad Qasemi-Pour answers our questions on this matter.Behnaz Zarrabizadeh:
Study and Research as Foundations for the Authenticity of Narrators
The book Pari Khane-ye Ma (Our House’s pari), the latest work by Behnaz Zarrabizadeh, was unveiled in May 2024 at the Tehran International Book Fair. This work comprises the memories of nine families of martyrs—Bahadorbeigi, Bayat, Teymouri, Changizi, Hajibabaei, Sarabi, Azizi, Moradi, and Momeni—hailing from ...Oral History Training Requires Profound Discourse
Dr. Abolfazl Hasanabadi, a scholar in local history and director of the Astan Quds Razavi Manuscripts Center, shared his insights on oral history education in an interview with Iran’s Oral History site. He emphasized that oral history training has always been workshop-based and experiential. While short courses sometimes come with certification, two decades of experience in oral history training suggest that short-...A review of twenty years of oral history in Iran
Scientific and professional authority; perspective of Iranian Oral History Association
If a person has a personal library in his or her house, one or more oral history books are seen among them. In recent decades, the wave of book lovers has turned towards the field of oral history, and all this rising trend is owed to the activists in this field.Material Intellectual Property Rights of Oral History Work-7
It is among the narrator's rights to know from the ultimate goal of the interviewer and final confirmation of the text.
The importance of paying a decent fee to a methodical and scientific oral history project
Following our discussion of Material Intellectual Property Rights of oral history works, we have had an interview with “Yadollah Izadi,” one of the narrators of the Sacred Defense era, and a researcher and activist ...1
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The use of oral history as one of the historical sources has long been one of the principal challenges facing oral historians and those who employ it in contemporary historiography. The development of international standards for oral history, as well as IRIB standards, was intended to address the criticisms raised in this regard. The relationship between Diplomatics in written records and oral history is reciprocal.100 Questions/27
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Photo Album from The Doctor of fly
The Doctor of fly, authored by Fatemeh Dehghan Niri, presents the memoirs of Dr. Mohammad-Taqi Khorsandi Ashtiani, Professor Emeritus and a subspecialist in Otolaryngology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Compiled within the framework of oral history, the work recounts different stages of his life—from childhood and years of ...The Beating Pulse of a Nation at the Moment of Nowruz
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