Memories of Farshid Eskandari
Mr. Farshid Eskandari, a veteran pilot and former prisoner of war from the Sacred Defense era, was the guest of the 282nd episode of the “Night of Memories” program in August 2017. He shared his experiences from his time in captivity, stating: "I had been colleagues with martyr Hossein Lashkari since 1973. Later, we were both deployed to the United States, where we served in the same squadron.Memoirs of Manizheh Lashkari
Monijeh Lashkari, the wife of the late freed POW (Prisoner of War) and martyr Hossein Lashkari, was a guest at the 282nd session of the “Night of Memories” program (August 2017). She spoke about her memories of her husband’s return home. Mrs. Lashkari married pilot Hossein Lashkari in 1979. They lived together for only one year and four months. After that, Hossein Lashkari spent eighteen years in captivity under Saddam’s army.A Pictorial Chronicle of a Surgeon’s Years of War and Healing;
Photo Album from The Doctor of fly
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 ...Memories of Seyed Javad Pouyanfar
The 282nd edition of the Night of Sacred Defense Reminiscences series was held on the afternoon of Thursday, July 27, 2017 in the Soureh Hall of the Artistic sect of the Islamic revolution. In this program, pilot Seyed Javad Pouyanfar recounted his memories, saying: “We went on the mission on September 19 with four aircrafts, together with Martyr Lashkari, toward Zain al-Qous. That area was on our soil, but it had been occupied by the Iraqis.The Illustrated Untold Stories of a Diplomat:
A Look at the Documents and Photographs from the Memoirs of Seyed Mohammad Sadr – Part 2
In continuation of publishing the appendices and historical documents of the book ‘Revolution and Diplomacy in the Memoirs of Seyed Mohammad Sadr’ (researched and compiled by Mohammad Ghobadi), we now reach the second and final part of this collection. As mentioned earlier, this oral history work recounts key events of the Islamic Revolution and the ...Pictorial Untold Stories of a Diplomat:
A look at documents and pictures of Seyyed Mohamad Sadr – No.1
The book "Revolution and diplomacy in the memories of Seyyed Mohammad Sadr" by research and compilation of Mohammad Ghobadi is one of the works of oral history which says the important events of the Islamic Revolution and the early years of government establishment (until the fall of 1985). One of the most intriguing and documented parts of this book is the appendices, documents and historical ...Report on the unveiling of the book Kaman
When a Magazine Becomes a Document of Oral History
The unveiling ceremony for the book Kaman was held on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at the Cafe-Book of the Arts Center. The event was attended by Hedayatollah Behboudi, historian; Mahboubeh Azizi, compiler of the book’s notes; Kourosh Parsanejad, designer of Kaman magazine; and several other contributors to the publication.A Photo Report of the Iraqi Forces Invasion to Tehran at the Onset of the Iran-Iraq War
On September 22, 1980, Iraqi forces made an airstrike and ground attack on various parts of Iran and started the imposed war. At about 2:30 pm, Iraqi aircrafts attacked Mehrabad Airport and surrounding areas in Tehran. The number of published photos related to this event is very limited. This photo report provides a brief overview of the photos which have been published and made available online, and offers suggestions for collecting other potential photos.Narrative photography
With Bosnians warriors and injured
During the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre in the Bosnian War, I remembered those days when some of the Bosnian warriors and wounded had been brought to Iran for treatment, and I left the conex box, where used as a small office for Literature and Art of Resistance, and visited them to hear and record their story and memories.Narrated by photos
An interview that was not done
Yannis Behrakis, a well-known news photographer, who worked for Reuters News Agency, died on Saturday March 2, 2019. He was born in Athens in 1960. He educated in Athens School of Arts and Technology and received a Bachelor Degree from Middlesex University. In 1985-1986, he was a commercial studio photographer, and while he was working in there, he watched the film "Under Fire" and then he became eager to photograph war.1
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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 ...An Exceptional Haft‑Seen Table
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.Spring under the shadow of war
Composing the Spring special for the new year in the past years was mostly along with hope, nature’s rebirth and the promise of renewal of life. Spring has always been a reminder for returning of life and peace after the Winters’ cold. This year though, another atmosphere has settled over our land in the last days of Esfand (March).Excerpt from the Memoirs of Mohammad-Hadi Ardebilli
I registered for Konkour (university entrance exam), following the conclusion of high school. I was accepted into Tehran’s polytechnic (Amirkabir) university and began to study chemical and petrochemical engineering. There was a building named Jordan in the faculty in which religious students had prepared a small room as a house of prayer and did the noon and afternoon prayers in there.
