Mourning in Captivity

Narrated by: Seyyed Ahmad Rasouli

Mourning in captivity was prohibited according to the laws of the Iraqi Baath party. Every year during the days of [months] Muharram and Safar, especially on the day of Tasua, Ashura and the twenty-eighth of Safar, the captives secretly mourned and beat their chests. From time to time it was seen that the Iraqi soldiers also noticed this issue; but they did not show much importance and sensitivity, ...

Paying a Hefty Recompense for a Telegraph

In 1977, Iran was ruled by a severe crisis. In this year, Haj Mustafa Khomeini - Imam's son - died in Najaf under mysterious circumstances. His death caused a deep sadness among the people, which turned into assemblies full of anger, dissatisfaction and protest against the ruling power. After receiving the news of Haj Mustafa's death, we planned to take the necessary stand in Mashhad.

Memoirs of Mohammad Kaeeni about Muarram 1367

Anti-Ashura injection

"The camp is waiting to understand a new experience; it is a new feeling that he has never experienced before. Muharram's sadness can be heard from far away; the same days that carry the smell of sadness for every Iranian and of course for every non-Shia Iraqi, the beginning of a new lunar year. Hamid Ghorbani and several seniors of the rest homes are talking with Sergeant Sahib.

“Oral History School”-1

From “Event-oriented” Oral History to “Hermeneutics” and “Holiyat (Circumstances)”

According to Iranian Oral History Website, the first online session of “Oral History School” was held by Iranian History Association on Saturday evening, July 6, 2024. In this session, Dr. Morteza Nouraei gave a lecture about “History and Perspectives of Oral History.”

Da (Mother) 107

The Memoirs of Seyyedeh Zahra Hoseyni

At times I would hear the sounds of the “guests”; the number would vary as they found houses to rent in Mahshahr or left the city altogether. Everybody was talking about Khorramshahr. Although I kept my ears peeled, I couldn’t hear what they were saying. I pestered visitors for news, but in my heart I knew it wasn’t good.

SAVAK Cast a Black Shadow on the Law

It was anniversary of the 15th of Khordad (June 5, 1963), and Qom, especially Feyziyeh, had a different atmosphere. Every day, a notice and a tape of a speech arrived from Najaf, which was very encouraging; Imam [Khomeini] was specifically sensitive about memorializing this day, as he said after victory of the revolution, “The fifteenth of Khordad—we lost men with a strong will and young people left ...

Review Meeting of the Book "I wish this bullet had not been shot"

The review meeting of the book "I wish this bullet had not been shot" by Mr. Asghar Kazemi was held on Monday, June 24, 2024 under the auspices of the Culture and Art Studies Center for the Sustainability of the Arts Center. According to the program, the book was to be reviewed with the presence of the host Mr. Hossein Jodavi and the critics Mr. General Saeed Mohammad Ali and Hojjat al- Islam Saeed Fakhrzadeh, but due to the absence of General Mohammad Ali, ...

Education Days

A useful book about the studies of the history of the clergy

History scholars and researchers in other fields have always been interested in biographies of famous scientific, political and social figures. The stages of growth and influence of people and their milestones are usually considered in biographies. One of the goals of this work is to get to know more about how a person emerges and his relationship with the time in which he lived.

Memory of Mohammad Nabi Rudaki about Quds Operation-3

On the 10th of July 1985, Quds operation-3 was carried out by Imam Mahdi (AS) Battalion under the command of our brothers Jafar Alikar, Vali Nouri, Qasim ibn Al-Hassan (AS) Battalion under the command of Mr. Masoud Fotovat in the depth, and Imam Ali (AS) Battalion which was commanded by brothers Mandani Seyedi, Abdul Hossein Valipour, and Enayatullah Bazgir who worked on the heights of 194, 208, 214, 172, 128 and 137 in the front line.