Oral history cannot be ignored

The greatest activity occurred in the field of oral history in Iran is pertaining to Martyrs Congresses, which has had a good function, but has no scientific basis. Doctor AbolFadl Hasan Abadi comes from Mashhad and teaches oral and local history. He is the author of two books; Sadat Razavi in Mashhad and oral history in Iran. Also, he has written 80 research articles, which 30 of them are in the oral history field. At the Tuesday afternoon, Doctor Hasan Abadi attended in the scientific meeting which was held in the center of Sarishenasi, and a group of history instructors of schools and universities, and few researchers, who are working in the field of Mazandaran, were presented there. Initially, Doctor Hasan Abadi spoke about oral history and its status in the Iran and then audience raised their comments and questions.

Culture Minister’s diaries from the “imposed war” reviewed

Memoires of the Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati from the days of “sacred defense” have been compiled in a book which portrays the bravery of those who confronted Iraqi army in defense of their land. According to IBNA correspondent, a major part of the book ‘Diaries of Ali Jannati’ compiled and authored by Sa’eed Fakhrzadeh, describes the times Iraq led by its former dictator Saddam Hussein launched an extensive attack against Iran on September 22, 1980.

Iranian novel selected among the best of MIBF

The Russian translation of Iranian novel ‘The Dead of the Green Garden’ by Mohammad Reza Bairami selected as one of the ten best books of the 2014 Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF). According to IBNA correspondent quoting Soureh Mehr Publication Institute, the Russian translation of ‘The Dead of the Green Garden’ was published in cooperation with Moscow Foundation of Islamic Studies and was showcased at the 27th Moscow International Book Fair. The novel narrates one of the significant events in the history of Iran during the first half of the 20th Century: the Pahlavi regime’s attack against Azerbaijan Democratic Party which was being backed by the former Soviet Union and ruled the Azerbaijan People's Government in 1945- 1946.

English version of book on Iranian martyred mason released

The English version of the book ‘Borunsi’ on life and struggle of an Iranian commander during the Iraq-Iran war Martyr Borunsi was published and released by Malek A’zam publication institute. According to IBNA correspondent a self-motivated team called “Jahad” led by Mohammad Boroumandi was engaged in translating this work written in Farsi by sa’eed Akef, into English. The Persian and Arabic versions of ‘Borunsi’ have been widely received by the audience. These versions have been respectively had the print run of 600,000 and 1000,000 copies. The book details the memories of martyr Abd ul-Hossein Borunsiso, a mason who joined the Iranian military forces at a war against Iraqi invaders.

What I didn't know about Tiananmen Square

Rowena Xiaoqing He’s new book 'Tiananmen Exiles' offers fresh insight into the challenges that exiled Chinese student leaders faced after they escaped from China. As a reporter I covered the Beijing massacre of 1989 and then studied the issue for years afterward. I was beginning to think that I had nothing more to learn about it. But Rowena Xiaoqing He’s new book "Tiananmen Exiles" has given me fresh insights and an appreciation for the challenges that exiled Chinese student leaders faced after they escaped from China. Twenty-five years after the Chinese Army opened fire on student-led pro-democracy protesters, I still have much to learn.

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