Instead of Crying, She Laughed

Narrated by Mahin Khamisabadi

When Jahad announced that we should go fruit picking, we couldn’t leave our children alone at home; they were too young. At times like this, poor Akbar Agha would rent a bigger vehicle so the children could come along too. About ten or twenty women would gather, and we would work hard picking the fruit from the trees and packing them into boxes.

Oral History News

Tir 1404 (22 June – 22 July 2025)

According to the Iranian Oral History website, the “Monthly News” section features a series of reports surveying oral history-related developments across print and digital media platforms. The following is a summary of significant oral history news from Tir 1404 (22 June – 22 July 2025):

The 369th Night of Memoirs-3

The 369th Night of Memoir ceremony was held online on June 2 of 2025, in the remembrance of the martyrs of the Israeli attack. This event took place in the virtual space of the Islamic Revolution Arts Center. During the program, Seyyed Abbas Heydari Rabouki, Seyyed Amir Abdullahi, and Hajj Javad Aligoli shared their memories. The program was hosted by Davood Salehi.

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