"A Transition in History"

Memories of the head of Atomic Energy Organization

The eighth book of series "Oral History of the Foreign Policy of Islamic Republic of Iran" is named "A Transition in History: the memories of Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi". This book is compiled by Hassan Ali-Bakheshi in oral history unit of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Iran. This unit is active at the Department of Research and Studies at the Center of Political and International Studies.

Oral History Is a Kind of Document

One of the questions that have always preoccupied historians of oral history is that: Is there any need to written documents and so on in recording oral history and compiling its text? An overview of types of documents and nature of oral history can answer this question. Most historical evidence emanates from remains of paper, skin, stone, etc. from preceding eras. But verbal evidence emerges in response to ...

Memoirs of Azam Khasterh Far from Jihad Sazandegi and relief working

A hospital inside train

After the order of Imam Khomeini (God bless his soul) for establishment of Jihad Sazandegi or the holy war of construction in June 1979, many teenagers and youths across the country started cooperating with this organization voluntarily. They carried out many services to the people of towns and villages, and made strenuous effort to remove deprivation. Providing the primary necessities of the needy, building roads for rural areas and removing developmental, health and ...

People-centered Memory Night

In the sacred defense, people played a key and valuable role. In those days, mosques in each neighborhood got new functions. Local mosques were for enrolling to dispatch to the front, gathering peoples help for the front, preparing dry packs such as nuts, sewing some cloths of warriors, baking jam and a variety of support services for the front and the warriors. The fighters who went to the front when returned, ...

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