INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
battlefield, women also played great roles in these fields that cannot be ignored
The role of women in Iran is very important
Women have always had a significant impact on events in different periods of history
The effective role of women during the eight years of Sacred Defense (Iraqi imposed war against Iran in 1980-1988) is undeniable- the women
who supported the brave warriors in the Sacred Defense with their indescribable sacrifice.Over the past two decades, the role and status of
women during the Sacred Defense era have taken on a significant portion of the war literature, but there are still a variety of topics that
have not been paid much attention to.Many authors and film directors have investigated the role of women especially in the stories of the
war period and the characters who lived in Sacred Defense literature.They have particularly been focusing on the role and characters of
mothers and wives of the martyrs, war veterans and prisoners and women who stayed at home but helped frontline combatants.Leader of the
Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei considers the period of Sacred Defense as one of the most important eras of the country
that can be shown through art and literature to the young generations.Ayatollah Khamenei in on May 25, 2017 address to a gathering of war
veterans and commanders, as well as artists, filmmakers, writers and narrators producing works of art about the Sacred Defense hailed the
that remind us of the suffering, resistance and other dignities of the nation during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran.Ayatollah Khamenei also
Mahnaz Fattahi containing the memoir of Ms
Faranguiss Heidar-Pour on the 8-year Saddam imposed war on Iran] is among the most known books that were paid heeded by the commendation of
terms of imagery and the like; they are not novels; rather they are memoirs
But they are truly beautiful
which is actually a fine book and presentable to the world, is related to a small part of the history of the imposed was and this shows that
our 8-year holy defense has to potential to produce thousands of books in order to convey Islamic culture and values to society and to the
Azam Hosseini, author of the book.The historical record of Iranian people's resistance against the aggression of Baathists, as an
important and sensitive action, has played a decisive role in explaining the existing realities
In this regard, the role of television and especially cinema in showing the importance of the Sacred Defense era is also great and can never
be denied and belittled.The Leader of the Islamic Revolution about the importance of cinema in one of his speeches said that cinema is more
valuable than many other arts fields because the way of conveying its message is better, more prominent, and more valuable than
women martyred in imposed war], the media, artists, intellectuals and the cinema can show the world how Muslim Iranian women engaged in
