No. 417    |    12 November 2019
   

Society of Jewish Intellectuals and Islamic Revolution of Iran

Interview with Haroun Yashayaei, One of the Founders

Despite the presence of different classes of people during the Islamic Revolution, very little research has been done so far on the presence of religious minorities in this important event. The article "The Revolutions Forgotten Sons and Daughters: The Jewish Community in Tehran During the 1979 Revolution" by Lior Sternfeld is one of the few studies that deals with activities of Iranian Jews in the 1979 Revolution.

The 12th Conference Is Ongoing

Review of Time and Place of Holding 11 Conferences of Oral History of Iran

Iranian Oral History Website: the 12th conference of oral history of Iran is ongoing. The conference on “Oral History of Industry, Engineering and Logistic of Sacred Defense” will be held in Saeb Hall of Literature and Humanities Faculty, Isfahan University on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. For audiences and the interested who heard or wrote this news, it is natural they would like to have information about the former programs of the conference.

Neglected History (I)

History of the United Islamic Students Association Abroad

The United Islamic Students Association (U.I.S.A) of Iran in Europe, the US and Canada is the name of an organization that had been active abroad for nearly two decades before the Iranian revolution. The activities of this organization are important because they were considered one of the most important groups against Pahlavi regime before the revolution abroad, and after the revolution a number of executive power, middle and high officials were among ...

As a Pilgrim Narrated-2

The Last Day of Marching toward Karbala

2018 (1397 SH) was the last day of marching to Karbala. After the morning prayer, we departed from Abbasiyah doorway in pillar (amud) 1110, which is affiliated with shrine of Abbas ibn Ali. Outside the doorway, a large crowd was moving to Karbala. We were moving forward. A little further, we stopped to have breakfast, and headed again. In the middle of the road we saw an Iranian Mokeb (cavalcade) belonging to the Isfahanian.

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Thirsty Sands (Part 16)

Jafar Rabiei

Design: Ali Vaziri

First published in 1991

Publishing House, Islamic Propagation Organization

Printed at the Aryan

 

Little by little we got accustomed to the camp atmosphere and with each crossing day we learnt new lessons. The operation Val-Fajr 4 which was held in Aban 1362, was as usual an occasion of happiness among our boys. They were so hilarious. News in the Iraqi newspapers was very brief and general. This was a customary Iraqi practice. When an operation was launched they contended with generalization and only announced that they defeated the Iranians attacks. From the content of newspapers on later days if was clear that the enemy generalizations resulted front their lack of understanding and identification of the operations targets which had been mostly captured by the Muslim combatants; and ...


 
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