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 ...
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.
Second Brigadier General of the Guards [Mr.] Jalal Setareh, Deputy of Maritime Operations of the Border Guard Command of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA), was the guest of the 283rd episode of the "Night of Memories" program (September 2017). He shared memories about the Preliminary Dawn Operation and after the Dawn 8 Operation. He said: ...
In early May 1981, I returned from regular leave and joined the 11th Field Medical Unit. This return marked the beginning of various events and incidents, as well as a long stay on the front lines—one filled with diverse happenings and transformations. I was living through conditions and days whose bitter and painful traces will never be erased from my memory.
What is the relationship between the oral history of the Iran-Iraq War and the studies of the Iran-Iraq War?
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.
Oral history is (more than an accumulation of narratives) a methodological field of dialogue among memory, power, ethics, and representation.
Among the key challenges facing researchers in this discipline is the transition from “interview report” to “theoretical ...
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.
In those days, it became clear that certain institutions had to be established very quickly—institutions suited to the temperament, expectations, and lingering aspirations of the younger generation; young people who had been politically active before the Revolution and, in some cases, had been directly entangled in arrests, imprisonment, ...
The ambulance stopped, and we headed toward the well. We pulled the bucket out from the bottom of the well and washed our hands and faces. The driver poured some water into the radiator. We spent a few minutes walking around that small village. With the small camera I had with me, I took a few souvenir photos. Then I set off toward the shrine. I took off my shoes and entered the shrine.
What is the relationship between the oral history of the Islamic Revolution and Islamic Revolution studies?
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.
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 ...
Every year, in the days and nights leading up to Nowruz, Shohada Square had a special charm. A few days before the New Year, the shops would fill with customers, and street vendors would take over the sidewalks. You could find everything in their stalls (from items for the Haft Sin table, candles, goldfish, and spring flowers to clothes, bags, and shoes).
The book From Deck to Heaven offers a relatively fresh approach to examining the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Navy (AJA) during the eight years of the Sacred Defense, published under the “Oral History of the Islamic Revolution” series. To compile this book, the esteemed author has utilized documentary research (referring to relevant archival centers and selecting documents) and field research ...
I wanted to celebrate the new year with my family. Together with two relief workers I boarded buses designated for transporting the wounded to Choubideh and received our mission orders. We waited for a helicopter to take us to Bandar Imam Khomeini. I was stationed near the helicopter’s touchdown zone and was slight in build. As the helicopter was about to land, I could not steady myself; the breeze generated by the rotor blades lifted me off the ground.
Theory One: “The Structural Duality of Opportunity–Threat in the Government’s Entry into Oral History”
An Interview with Members of an Iraqi Mawkib Present at the Gatherings in Tehran
The Beating Pulse of a Nation at the Moment of Nowruz
Happy Islamic Republic of Iran Day!
Spring under the shadow of war
Our Condolances for the martyrdom of Imam Khamenei, the leader of muslims of the world.
Fasting in Tikrit Prison No. 16; Test of Faith in the Heart of Hardship
Practical Models for Simulating Texts in Distinguished, Signature Styles, Under the Use of AI Tools in Resistance Literature
