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"Second Generation Oral History" is Based on a Critical Perspective and Historical Semantics
According to the Iranian Oral History website, the "Second Meeting of the Specialized Roundtable on Iranian Oral History; With the Approach of Sustainability, Sacred Defense, and Resistance" was held online on Sunday evening, June 21, 1405, with the efforts of the Deputy of ...374th Night of Remembrance - 1
The 374th Night of Remembrance program was held on Thursday - November 27, 2025, focusing on reciting the memories of active military personnel during the victory of the Islamic Revolution from the prisons of the Pahlavi regime in the Soura Hall of the Hozeh Honari. The program began with the broadcast of images of martyr Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Bahram Ali Taheri, Mohammad Hassan Pourjumeh, and Qanbar Rasek ...Oral History News/April–May 2026
According to the Iran Oral History Website, News of the Month is a recurring feature that surveys developments related to oral history as reported in print and digital media. The following are selected oral history news items from April–May 2026.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 7
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 6
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 5
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 4
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.The 373rd Night of Memories – Part 3
The 373rd “Night of Memories” event was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, in the Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari [Arts center], featuring wartime recollections shared by former POWs Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izzi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The event was hosted by Davood Salehi.Oral History News —February-March 2026
According to the Oral History website, “News of the Month” is a recurring series of reports on that site. These dispatches survey items related to the site’s relatables in print and digital media. Below are selected reports from February-March 2026. The book “Ali Shana” by Salomeh‑Sadat Sharifi—an oral history of Ali Razgahnejad’s struggles—was published by Sureh‑Mehr Publishing in 252 pages, priced at 395,000 tomans.The 373rd Night of Memoirs – Part 2
The 373rd session of Night of Memoirs was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, at the Sooreh Hall of the Art Center, featuring the wartime memories of former POWs and veterans such as Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The program was hosted by Davoud Salehi.1
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Validation: Challenges and Necessities
Where does truth stand in oral history? How can the correctness of a narrative be recognized? Does fact-checking matter? If there is exaggeration in the reporting of some accounts, how can it be detected? Is it possible to record an event accurately through the recording of a narrative? Readers and users of oral history works are often faced with these questions, and sometimes encounter doubts about some oral history works.From Revolutionary Circles to the Military Arm of the Islamic Government
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What is the place of research ethics in compiling oral history?We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.
