Revolution of 1978-79, Experiences with Purges and Prison Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Yeganeh, Naser

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:12 +0000

Recollections of childhood and education in Europe and America; on the history, structure and mode of operation of the judiciary in Iran; working of the Ministry of Justice in Iran; place of religion in Iran’s legal code; role of the judiciary in the operation of the government; issue of women’s rights and the reaction of the judiciary to it; on the Family Protection Law and its implementation; observations on the White Revolution; on the Shah, his powers and his leadership style; on the workings of the cabinet; impact of the events of 1953 on later political decisions; on the causes of the Revolution; attitude of the Islamic Republic toward the judiciary; personal experiences with the Islamic Republic and the revolutionary courts.

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Pur-Shoja, Amir

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Recollections of childhood; memories of father’s service in the retinue of Reza Shah; early schooling; on joining the staff of the imperial court; recollections of the marriage of the Shah to Queen Farah; service in the personal staff of the Queen; service as personal valet of the Shah; on the Shah’s daily routines and personal habits; on the Shah’s mannerisms and mode of interaction with his staff; recollections of the Shah during the revolutionary period; reminiscences of the Shah’s life in exile; on the Shah’s illness and recollections of circumstances surrounding his death; an evaluation of the Shah’s personality and characteristics.

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Jahanshahi, Gholam-Hossein

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

Family and educational background; practice of law in Iran and involvement in political activities; election to the Majles; on land reform, America’s role in it, and the Shah’s handling of opposition to it; on the character and leadership style of the Shah; Shah’s views on economic development; on Arsanjani and his role in the land reform program; recollections of Asadollah Alam’s premiership; working with Princess Ashraf; on the events of 1963-64; on the increasing consolidation of political power in the Shah’s hands; on the origin and workings of the Pahlavi Foundation; Iran’s economic concerns in the 1970s; internal criticisms of government’s economic policies in the late-1970s; on Amuzegar’s premiership; incarceration prior as well as following the Revolution of 1978-79; recollections of the conditions in Qasr and Evin prisons following the Revolution; on trials, executions and confiscations of property; escape from Iran.

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Dr. Shokuh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:12 +0000

Recollections of childhood and upbringing in the Baha’i community in Iran; women’s rights in the Baha’i community; on the fate of the Baha’i community after the Revolution of 1978-79; personal experiences with the revolutionary authorities; difficulties experienced while trying to leave Iran; recollections of escape from Iran.

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Borumand, Heydar-Qoli

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

On the structure and activities of the Iran Novin Party; on the influence of the Iran Novin Party on Iranian politics; workings of the Majles; on the Party’s influence in Esfahan; on the causes of the Revolution; on the 1978 Majles debates on SAVAK; recollection of a meeting with General Hosein Fardust in 1979; Shapur Bakhtiyar’s premiership and the Majles; confronting the revolutionary committees; incarceration, interrogation and trial by the revolutionary authorities; escape from Iran.

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