Qadr nights in Tikrit’s number.16 concentration camp;

Spirituality as a Mechanism of Resistance

Qadr nights in Tikrit’s number.16 concentration camp was not just a religious ritual, rather it functioned as one of the most important mechanisms of identity protection, rehabilitation of spirit and inner resistance of POWs. In a situation that access to Quran, Mafatih and even conducting communal rituals was strictly limited and prohibited, this limit itself was altering the meaning of Qadr night for us.

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.

The 373rd Night of Memoirs – Part 2

The 373rd session of Night of Memoirs was held on Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, at the Sooreh Hall of the Art Center, featuring the wartime memories of former POWs and veterans such as Nabiollah Ahmadlou, Mohammad Hadi, Mahmoud Shabani, Ali Moradi, Mohsen Jannat, Hadi Izi, and Abbas Pirhadi. The program was hosted by Davoud Salehi.

Experts answer to oral history questions

100 Questions/21

We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week. The goal of this project is to open new doors to an issue and promote scientific discussions in the field of oral history.

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