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in section 24, row 44, number 11. A monument to him was erected on the outskirts of Tehran and has become a place of pilgrimage for young religious
Iranians. In the years following Fahmideh's death, murals have been erected throughout Iran, book bags displaying him were sold to children, and, in
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who, at the outbreak of the war in 1980, left his home without his parents knowing to go to southern Iran and aid in the defence of
Khorramshahr, then a city at the frontlines of the conflict. In the besieged city of Khorramshahr, he fought side-by-side with older Iranian soldiers. Fahmideh was
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rockets and the sensitive formation of the Iraqi tanks, Fahmideh, seeing that his older comrades were already dead or wounded, wrapped himself in a grenade belt from a nearby corpse, pulled the pins out, and jumped underneath an advancing Iraqi
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Our leader is that 13-year-old child who, with his little heart, worthing more than hundreds of our tongues and pens, threw himself under the enemy tank with a grenade and destroyed it, and drank martyrdom
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1986, a postage stamp was issued in his memory. Streets, hospitals, schools, and a sports stadium have been named in his honour. The day of his death, October 30, marks the "Student
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in which thousands of Iraqis and
Iranians were killed. At one point, Iraqi forces had pushed the Iranians back as they were passing through a very narrow canal. Due to a lack of
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on 27 September 1989 after the Iran–Iraq War, becoming its first recipient.
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Institute for
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According to his official biography, Fahmideh was a 13-year-old boy from
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to protect the country, and has been heralded by leaders in Iran from
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802:"از «اقدس» تا «فتح»؛ مدالهایی که بر سینه سرداران ایرانی نشسته است"
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734:"Divine Suffering In Shiism: Origins And Political Implications"
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In Iran, Fahmideh's story inspired many
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Martyrs: Innocence, Vengeance, and
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broadcast a breaking news story describing the incident.
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Day" in the official calendar of the
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