TEHRAN - ""The Women of Khoramshahr"" written by Batoul Kazerounian has reached its 3rd print run.

According to IBNA, the book, published by Revayat Fath publication, includes 100 memories by women of Khorramshahr from the war days.
In the introduction to the book, Batoul Kazerounian writes: After so many years I have penned down 100 loving memories by Khorramshahri women; I still believe that there was nothing but love in Khorramshahr.
The war came suddenly. The people of Khorramshahr did not choose the war. It came suddenly and influenced all aspects of their lives. It may be easier for men to live in a war, but in Khorramshahr the war entered the daily lives of people.
“Her name was Simin; she came to the hospital for help everyday. When she was martyred we looked for a flower to put on her coffin but did not find any. Someone found a cactus and put it on her coffin. From then on we called the cactus, Simin flower,” one of the memories reads.
It was at the Battle of Khoramshahr that four Iranian women were taken prisoner by invading Iraqi forces: one on the front lines and the other three in the city proper.
The four women were the only female Iranian prisoners of war in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War.
The Battle of Khorramshahr was a major engagement between Iraq and Iran in the war.
Known for its brutality and violent conditions, the city came to be known by the Iranians as Khouninshahr (city of blood).
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the liberation of Khoramshahr