I was at home in Shahin Villa, Karaj, on Friday, 17th of Shahrivar (September 8th, 1978), when I heard about martial law on the radio at noon. I immediately came to Tehran. The city was completely deserted and under the control of armed soldiers, and it was impossible to enter Jaleh Street and the surrounding area of the square. The news indicated that people had gathered in Jaleh Square and that the soldiers had ...
There is no doubt that the revered name of Imam made its way across distant lands and applied its profound influence. I once expressed this very point to Imam himself. There were regions so remote that even the faintest echo of our official propaganda had not reached them.
The 367th "Night of Memory" program was held on April 23 of 2025, coinciding with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (PBUH), at the Andisheh Hall of the Arts Center of the Islamic Revolution. The event featured stories shared by several wives of medical corps veterans from the Holy Defense. The speakers included Mrs. Masoumeh Khatib, Ashraf Fard, Zahra Mazloumifar, Fatemeh Amrollahzadeh, and Fatemeh Habibi.
I was on my way back to Dokoohhe, feeling familiar with the railroad, its tracks, and wagons. As it was dinner time, I went to get a drink on the train and that's when I saw Haj Mojtaba Asgari in the train corridor. I hadn't seen Hajj in about a month. His father had suffered a stroke, and the Haji had been taking care of his father's hospital work.
In the first part, the issue of funds, Hajj Sheikh Nasrallah Khalkhali - who represented most of the religious authorities - was also the representative of Imam. In Najaf, there was a money exchange office that cooperated with the money exchange offices in Tehran. Some of the funds were exchanged through him.
According to the Iranian Oral History Website, “News of the Month” is a regular feature reviewing updates and developments in both print and digital media concerning the field of oral history. Below is a summary of the noteworthy news from Ordibehesht 2025:
The 367th "Night of Memory" program was held on April 23, 2025, coinciding with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (PBUH), at the Andisheh Hall of the Arts Center of the Islamic Revolution. The event featured stories shared by several wives of medical corps veterans from the Holy Defense. The speakers included Mrs. Masoumeh Khatib, Ashraf Fard, Zahra Mazloumifar, Fatemeh Amrollahzadeh, and Fatemeh Habibi.
The next day when we were in Dokooheh, I visited the medical unit. Two or three days later, we traveled to Joffair and stayed overnight. The next morning, Haji Mameqani arranged for me to be driven to Majnoon Island. Upon our arrival, I was greeted by Ghiyassi and we embraced before I assisted him in the emergency room. I stayed there for some time, ...
[Narrated by Susan Haddad Adel] One day in Qasr Prison, they came to spray poison in the rooms. [1973] The officers came into the ward wearing special clothes and masks, but the way they sprayed was like spraying the garden; because without taking the prisoners from the prison to the yard, they started spraying the rooms in the same state. As a result of the spraying, many people fell into a coma and had seizures, and some were coughing non-stop.
The book “Sir Saeed” is a documentary [narrative] of the life of martyr Seyyed Mohammad Saeed Jafari, written by Mohammad Mehdi Hemmati and published by Rahiyar Publications. In March 2024, this book was recognized as one of the selected documentary biographies in the 21st edition of the Sacred Defense Book of the Year Award. The following text is a review on the mentioned book.
I am from Isfahan, born in 1336 (1957). I entered Mashhad University with a bag of fiery feelings and a desire for rights and freedom. Less than three months into the academic year, I was arrested in Azar 1355 (November 1976), or perhaps in 1354 (1975). I was detained for about 35 days. The reason for my arrest was that we gathered like-minded students in the Faculty of Literature on 16th of Azar ...
Early on the morning of Friday, 17th of Shahrivar 1357 (September 17, 1978), I found myself in an area I was familiar with, unaware of the gathering that would form there and the intense reaction it would provoke. I had anticipated a march similar to previous days, so I ventured onto the street with a tape recorder I had brought back from my recent trip abroad.
"In the morning, a white-haired, thin captain who looked to be twenty-five or six years old came after counting and having breakfast, walked in front of everyone, holding his waist, and said, "From tomorrow on, when you sit down and get up, you will say, 'Death to Khomeini,' otherwise I will bring disaster upon you, so that you will wish for death."
