Bloody Muharram

There were staunch supporters of the Shah in some cities and if a revolutionary thing was carried out in Najafabad, we were sure that we would have problem in passing the town. If a passing car did not have a photo of the Shah on its windscreen, they broke the windscreen with stones. We also preempted and kept a two or five-Toman Shahanshahi bill on the windscreen. In the last one or two years of the Pahlavi's rule,

Teach the Servant of the Mosque

One of SAVAK's tricks was to crush the comrades’ resistance in any way and invite them to cooperate with him; both with violence and intimacy. One day I was also invited to work. It was eight o'clock in the morning. When I entered the door, the interrogator was sitting and got up to respect me and said: "Hello, Haj Agha. are you all right? God willing, I'm sorry that you had a bad time during this time.

A cut from memoirs of “Surrounded by Fire”

Memoirs of Palestinian physician from Tel al-Zaatar

Whenever the fuel oil was delivered to us, we started the water engine and drew as much water as possible from the well. The well water was tasteless. But anyway, there was water, water... that day I decided to visit the hospital in the daylight. I chose a way to reach the hospital. Mamdouh was also with me. Suddenly we found ourselves in a new area. Among the ruined houses, the bullets of enemy snipers

Kokab Hatami and Her Revolutionary Activities

Through the advice of my teacher, I was engaged in charge of the high school library and I spent hours there after the classes were over. One day, I met a girl named Fateme Seyedi, and after a few conversations, I realized that I have a lot in common with her intellectually. In the following days, she would bring me handwritten pamphlets, which had a lot of information about the oppression of the people.

Daily memoirs of Martyr Gholamreza Sadeqzadeh

6th of Azar 1360 (November 27, 1981)

An example of this is my presence tonight in Choolanieh trenches located around Soosangerd. Last night, I talked to Fahim in Tehran - our house. The first few minutes were spent just listening to his laughing and giving him a few laughs. I forgot all what I had prepared to say - especially when I heard that the two percent chance of seeing the Imam had increased to one hundred percent.

Part of memoirs of a Palestinian physician from Tal al-Zaatar

I always had a transistor radio with me to listen to the news. But which news? The news comes true. Do we hear the news? No, we make them, we create them. but... The enemy started bombing earlier than usual. Having distanced thirty-two attacks that were repelled by our devotees, we were waiting to face another attack on another day. The air downstairs was really stifling. The wounded were lying on the ground. The beds were all filled.

Part of the Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Dabagh)

Several Soviet officials, including the imam of the Great Mosque of Moscow and Gorbachev's adviser, accompanied Iranian diplomats, came to welcome us at the bottom of the stairs. According to diplomatic principles, the head of the group should have left the plane first. Ayatollah Javad Amoli was responsible for this. We went down the stairs behind him. Several people were standing at the bottom of the stairs.

Imam stresses peaceful methods for campaigning

Ayatollah Golpaygani had an office in London named "London Islamic Center". In the year 1357 (1978) corresponding to the Islamic months of Muharam and Safar when the revolution days were in its peak, I on behalf of Ayatollah Golpaygani left for London. Thus, I could not take part in the big demonstration held in Tehran on the day of Ashura. But I remember that a demonstration and a gathering was also held in London.

My Black Night with Hassan Nahidi

Translated by: Zahra Hosseinian

It was night when we drove from the prison to the SAVAK office. with my head between my legs and my coat was thrown over my head, I had sat in the car. I was so anxious that I could hear my heart throbbing. I was very worried because I could guess what was waiting for me. In the meantime, there was an important and worrying issue, and that was that I had not said anything

Heads of National Front Meet Imam

On ninth of Aban, 1357 (October 31, 1978), misters Dr. Karim Sanjabi, Haj Manian and Mahdian came to Paris from Tehran to meet the Imam. Dr. Banisadr, Mr. Salamatian and Haj Ahmad [Imam's son] was also present in their first meeting with the Imam. After greetings, Mr. Sanjabi who had been sitting next to the imam, started talking quietly - almost whispering; suddenly, the imam pulled their heads back and said: