Exile, Iranian Life in Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Saberi, Pari

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood in Kerman; political inclinations among high school students of the time; career at the Ministry of Culture and Arts; on continuity and change in the performing arts in Iran; on censorship and its effect on the arts; recollections of theatre productions at Tehran University and the response of students to it; memories of Forugh Farrokhzad; recollections of the Shiraz Art Festival; beginnings of the Revolution of 1978-79; on the life of Iranians in exile.

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Ruhi, Homa

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Recollections of the Revolution of 1978-79; working of government agencies during the Bazargan period; personal experiences with the revolution as a high level public servant; recollections of the working of the government during the Bakhtiyar period; reaction of the revolutionaries to the Women’s Organization of Iran; recollections of arrest and interrogation following the Revolution; on changes in the situation of women in Iran after the Revolution.

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Moayyed-Sabeti, Parvin

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:25 +0000

Family background and upbringing; first involvements with charity work; recollections of the status of women in Mashhad in the 1930s; on the resistance to the abrogation of veiling in 1936; beginnings of women’s rights movements in Iran; recollections of Princess Ashraf; political activities of Iranian women; reminiscences of the working of Women’s Organization of Iran; on the change of attitudes towards women in the late 1970s; activities with Iranian youth; on Prime Minister Hoveyda’s projects for the youth and their balance-sheets; preparations for the Asian Games of 1974; on the construction of the Olympic Village; on the construction industry in Iran; recollections of Prime Minister Hoveyda; experiences with the Revolution; life in exile.

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Kafa’i, Forugh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:15 +0000

Recollections of childhood in Mashhad; experiences as an entrepreneurs; on the Society for Protection of Animals; on relaying the Society’s message to an unsympathetic public; career at the Blood Transfusion Center; on Daryush Mehrju’i’s film, Dayereh-i Mina; role of the Blood Transfusion Center during the Revolution; on cultural activities in Mashhad in the 1970s; first impressions of the Revolution; on the impact of the Revolution on the Status of women in Iran; impressions of life in exile.

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Bakhtiyar, Aqa Khan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood; life in the Bakhtiyari tribe; relations between the Bakhtiyaris, the central government and the oil interests in Khuzestan; on the events of 1963-64; on the Entezam brothers, Hosein Ala, Hasan Ali Mansur and Amir Abbas Hoveyda; on the Shah’s persona and his leadership style; on the economic and political conditions of the tribal populations of Iran; on the meeting between President Kennedy and General Teymur Bakhtiyar; reasons for General Bakhtiyar’s dismissal and his later activities outside Iran; on legislations in labor related issues; on the National Iranian Oil Company.

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Assar, Naser

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

On the history of Persian painting and its evolution; recollections of childhood; reminiscences of his father and the sociocultural climate in which he grew up; memories of Tehran University; political trends among the youth; association with the Tudeh Party; intellectual circles in Tehran; developing interest in painting; education in the arts; on the new trends in Persian painting and the synthesis between Persian and European artistic trends; dilemmas confronting artists in exile; on changes in Iranian society during the Pahlavi period; royal patronage of the arts in Pahlavi Iran; on the Shiraz Art Festival; on the interaction of art and politics; on the role of the Ministry of Culture and Arts in the development of Persian art.

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Abasalti-Mirhashem, Pari

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:25 +0000

Family background and educational history; recollections of the early years of Ettela`at-e Banovan Magazine; experiences with the Women’s Organization of Iran;on clashes between the women’s rights groups and the ulama; educational problems facing Iranian women; participation in the parliamentary elections as candidate of the Rastakhiz Party from Tehran; recollections of the Majles during the Rastakhiz period; on the confrontation between the revolutionary forces and Ettela`at Newspaper; Majles during the Revolution; Iranian women and the Revolution; on life in exile.

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