Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

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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.

Memories of Nasrollah Fat’hian

Sardar Nasrollah Fat'hian, the chosen Jihadi director and the head of combat medical services during the years of the Sacred Defense, was a guest on the 288th Shab-e Khatereh (Night of memories) program (Feb. 2017). He spoke about the construction of the field hospital and Operation Valfajr 8. Fat’hian said: “In Operation Valfajr 8 in 1985, I was the head of the operation’s medical services.

Report from an Oral History Project

Servants Narration of the Religious Rituals of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS) From Tradition to Lived Experience

The long history of holding religious rituals in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS) has led us to examine the history and manner of holding religious rituals in the shrine through oral history, recording the biographies and memories of the servants of the Holy Shrine.

Memories of Hossein Ali Najafian

Hossein Ali Najafian, son-in-law of Dr. Mohammad Ali Aboutorabi, was a guest on the 288th Shab-e Khatereh (night of memories) program (Feb. 2017). He spoke about the SAVAK attack on Dr. Mohammad Ali Aboutorabi's house on Muharram 11th, 1979, and the peak of the uprising of the people of Najafabad. Najafian said: "They called the doctor and said that many wounded people had been brought to the hospital.

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