Memories of a Newsboy

"Memories of a Newsboy" encompasses the memories of Iran's oldest newsman alive. Born in 1928 in a village in the northern Mazandaran Province, Mohammad Ebrahim Ranjbar emigrated to Tehran at the age of 9 in 1937. He stepped into the news selling business soon after he entered the Iranian capital with support from two friends who resided near his place. Ranjbar has remained a newsboy for 83 years and has set a record for selling newspapers in Iran. The book sheds light on his memories since the 1920 Coup through the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The work entails first-hand information about those days in a fashion which is unprecedented in the hisotriogrphy of the revolution and the contemporary history of Iran. Books like this can for sure be regarded as valuable resources for historiography of the common people in the society. The development of Iran's press during various eras is clearly sketched in the book that casts a novel look at the history of press in Iran by accounting for its untold details.

Three Women of Herat

Afghanistan had not experienced the tumult of communists’ presence, when Veronica and her husband, John Baily entered Herat after 8 months of residence in Iran and learning Persian. Baily went to Herat to study ethnomusicology for Queens University of Ireland. At first, Veronica had no decision but to accompany her husband. Manly doors of Herat were open to them but Veronica was determined to enter the hidden life of Afghan women and leave the manly part to her husband. Her relations with Afghan families who were familiar with music, caused her to learn Herat dialect completely. “Three Women of Herat” is Veronica’s struggle to convey her relations with three Afghan women who affected her musical life. It was written in 1988 in English. A main part of the book is devoted to the account of entering Herat in which she delivers a clear picture of Afghanistan as a foreigner.

“If the History Sun Dies” to be published

“If the History Sun Dies” is in its final stages, Iranian writer and researcher, Faranak Jamshidi said. It will include seven articles on the main observations in war. In this book, I discuss war historiography in terms of the damages which may occur for formulating the questions, proposing hypothesis, expanding the questions and the results achieved, Jamshidi said. The metaphoric title of “If the History Sun Dies” conveys how the history of an event dies or its history would lose its glows, she said. Discussing the history of war will attract those active in different related fields such as recording, preserving, narrating or writing the memories of combatants or commanders, jamshidi added. If we accept war memory writing, the most common activity done in this field, and memories themselves, as the raw materials for historiography of war, this book will have abundant addressees, she said.

Veteran historian hailed

Profession AbdolRasoul Kheir Andish, veteran historian, was revered at a session arranged at the Research Center of the Islamic History in Tehran, Iran. The session was held as the 7th historiography session which is mounted to honor and review the lives and works of senior Iranian historians and researchers of history. Arranged last Wednesday, November 19, 201, the session was arranged in the presence of senior history scholars and academic personages from across the country. During the session, Mohsen Jafari Mazhab, a member of the scientific board of the Organization of Iran's National Library and Archives, hailed Kheir Andish as an unparalleled historian in the history of Iran for his works and achievements. Kheir Andish is one of the rare elite historians who interacts with his students and offers them books for their level of understanding," said Jafari Mazhab. Kheir Andish is mostly known for his communication with the general audience and has penned his books for the laymen in history with the least to know about historical topics. He has also written several history textbooks for schools and university programs. He has been most helpful to his students who yearned to present their findings in the simplest language.

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