The 358th Night of Memory – 1

The 358th of the show of the Night of Memory entitled "Resistance and Standing" was held in Sooreh Hall of the Art Center of the Islamic Revolution on 7th of Tir 1403 (June 27, 2024). In this show, Mr. Ali Saghaffi a war veteran and a freed POW of the Iraqi impose war against Iran recounted his memoirs. In continuation of the show two of the attendees also narrated memoirs form the sacred defense.

Various Narrations and Interpretations in Oral History

In oral history, sometimes the memories of a person are narrated and the topic of discussion is that person; but sometimes, oral history expresses an event or a topic. In this regard, if the focus of oral history is on the "subject", the more narratives we have, the better and more accurate results will be obtained, and the more we will understand the essence of the case.

General Ramtin's Account of How to Store Weapons

I remember that we were in Bakhtiar's Palace on the night of 22 Bahman (10th February). There was also wireless telephone. Two or three of my colleagues and I were in the telephone room, and according to the words of the police officers whose wireless telephone was on; We heard that the police station fell down somewhere, the police station fell down here and there.

Oral History Training Requires Profound Discourse

Dr. Abolfazl Hasanabadi, a scholar in local history and director of the Astan Quds Razavi Manuscripts Center, shared his insights on oral history education in an interview with Iran’s Oral History site. He emphasized that oral history training has always been workshop-based and experiential. While short courses sometimes come with certification, two decades of experience in oral history training suggest that short-...

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