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.

Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

100 Questions/23

Does oral history strengthen the culture of dialogue in society?

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.

Oral History News —February-March 2026

According to the Oral History website, “News of the Month” is a recurring series of reports on that site. These dispatches survey items related to the site’s relatables in print and digital media. Below are selected reports from February-March 2026. The book “Ali Shana” by Salomeh‑Sadat Sharifi—an oral history of Ali Razgahnejad’s struggles—was published by Sureh‑Mehr Publishing in 252 pages, priced at 395,000 tomans.

Memoirs of Mrs. Seddigheh Samiei

Seddigheh Samiei, with a Master of Art’s degree in Nursing and Law, was the guest of the 281st Night of Memory program (July 2017). Samiei stated: “I started working from the spring of 1980 at Valiasr (pbuh) Hospital, which was the first IRGC hospital and was established at Pol-e-Raj St. in Tehran. I had the honor of working with Martyr Dr. Rahnemun, Martyr Asemani, Martyr Sharifi Nia, and Martyr Mortaji.

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