No. 548    |    23 August 2022
   

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After Years of Captivity

Memoirs of Manijeh Lashkari

It was the month of Muharram of 1374 (June 1995). When I woke up on the day of Ashura, I saw that Ali was not at home. He had said that he would go to the Heyat (mourning group). I was walking inside the house without any motivation. I went and opened the fridge, poured a glass of milk, and drank half of it. I left the glass on the cabinet, went to the closet and got dressed.

The sixth virtual meeting of oral history of Iran

Methods of Compiling and Writing Oral History – 3

The 6th oral history meeting was held at the clubhouse and the historians room on Saturday, January 15, 2021, under the direction of Dr. Mehdi Farahani Monfared and performed by Mrs. Musffa. In this meeting, Dr. Abolfazl Hassanabadi, Dr. Habibullah Esmaili, Dr. Seyed Mahmoud Sadat Bidgholi, Dr. Javad Abbasi, Dr. Mehdi Abolhasani Targhee, Ali Mohammad Zamani, Dr. Ashraf, and Dr. Nazila Khalkhali spoke about editing and compiling of oral history.

Introducing the book “Ash-e Posht-e Jebhe

Memories of Nurture Teachers in the 1360s (1980s)

On the beautiful cover and appropriate to the title of the book, an expressive image on a mustard-colored background is a clear example of cooperation of the hardworking women of this country, who gather round and are cleaning vegetables, and one or two big pots and baskets are also in front of them or next to them; An image that shows the role of sisters and mothers for various help behind the front;

Identifying talented people and how to recruit in Ahvaz

In the academic year 50-51 (1971-1972), I felt that I should identify the new students who came to the industrial high school during this period, and attract religious and talented people who have the motivation to fight. In my investigations, I found Fereydoun Mortezaee and Gholamreza Qomeishi and two or three other people. I said to Mr. Mortezaee who came to the industrial high school from the town of Omidiyeh: "Where do you want to rent a house?"

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Da (Mother) 9

The Memoirs of Seyyedeh Zahra Hoseyni

Seyyedeh Zahra Hoseyni

Translated from the Persian with an Introduction by Paul Sprachman

Persian Version (2008)

Sooreh Mehr Publishing House

English Version (2014)

Mazda Publishers

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With school over we moved and got away from our nasty landlord. Then began a period of going from one house to another every so often in the Shahabad neighborhood. Each place had its advantages and disadvantages; we had no choice but to take the good with the bad.


 
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