An introduction to Oral history of Iranian Architecture

The book “An Introduction to Oral History of Iranian Architecture” has been released by Rowzaneh Publications and will soon be distributed in book stores. It has been written by Seyedeh Mitra Hashemi, and Mehrdad Qayoumi Bid’hendi has written an introduction in the beginning of the book. He in this commentary deals with the root of the word “history” in Persian language and its compositions in the role of noun governing the genitive, noun and referent, then has analyzed the lexicology of oral history and architecture, and at the end of his commentary says, “The present book is the first one written about the oral history of Iranian architecture and even among a few in the world regarding oral history of architecture.”

A Trip to Burnt Island

Oral History Weekly had the honor to publish for the first time the itinerary of Hedayatollah Behboudi in the cyberspace. The audience followed the itinerary from the weekly issue 132 to 146 in fifteen parts in two English and Persian languages. Since the itineraries are considered a branch of oral history, it can be said that the itinerary had created a variation during its publication. Despite little volume, the procedure was that a handwriting was presented to the website every week. After typesetting and revision, proper images to the related text which has a great impact in attractiveness would be selected and prepared for publication in the weekly. The English translation would be released two days after its Persian publication.

OHA of Iran Outlines Future Plans

A conference was held at Isfahan University in assessment of the activities and achievements of the Oral History Association of Iran in the past ten years with an eye on its future activities. The conference was held in the presence of senior historians and oral history scholars across the country, and the association's plans and agendas, as well as its setbacks and concerns were discussed. Speeches were delivered on the association's activities since its establishment in 2004, like mounting periodical gatherings and conferences in different parts of the country.

“The Oral and the Written in Early Islam” criticized

Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) - Critique session of “The Oral and The Written in Early Islam” by Gregor Schoeler was held with Dr. Ahmad Pakatchi, religious scholar and history researcher; Dr. Masood Sadeghi, professor of history and Islamic nations’ civilizations, in Tehran University college of theology and educations of Islam; Dr.Nosrat Nilsaz, the translator of the book and Dr. Zahir Syamian, assistant professor of literature and humanities college of Shahid Beheshti University.

Memories of Iranian Veteran from Zufar War

Leftist rebels of Zufar, Oman, who was supported by some communist countries as Yemen, fought against Kingdom of Oman for independence. Military forces of Iran, Jordan and England were sent to Oman after Sultan Qaboos request to prevent the expansion of communism and the rebels were suppressed finally. There has been much information published on this war in Medias or written forms, displaying the history of Iranian affairs with Oman in second Pahlavi’s era. But oral history of this period has not been paid much attention.

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