Reposted by Ali B. ZahidRichard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A little plaque that tells a big story. 001
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I spent the last couple of days in Thessaloniki, speaking about the Greeks the International Brigades and their place in the historiography of the 1940s in Greece. 030
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidEmily Calcraft @emily-calcraft.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If your work concentrates on revolutionary cultures and/ or the transmission of ideas over the twentieth century please do consider joining us in January! 001
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@irvlewis.bsky.social will be running this exciting event on 7 November. If you are interested in learning how to edit Wikipedia you sure wouldn't want to miss this. 020
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Read about my recent trip to Barcelona here: greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.com/2026/09/ingr...greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comread. Barcelona 2026Ingrid Ferrer (@ingridfh1 in Instagram) For this week's blog post I have decided against talking about the Greek volunteers of the ... 010
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Check out our recent call for papers: Revolutionary Cultures and the Transmission of Ideas in the Twentieth Century. Either send me your abstract or simply scan the QR code. 021
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Last week, I lost track of time and failed to publish a life-story to my blog. To make amends, this morning you can find two very different stories which I hope you find interesting. greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comgreekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comGreek antifascist historiesStories about Greece, Spain and the International Brigades. 001
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Looking forward to listen to professor Helen Graham talk about the Spanish Civil War. 000
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Kim Economides has done so much to keep alive the memory of the International Brigades. His father Michael volunteered in the Brigades. Learn more about him in my latest blog post here ⬇️ greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.com/2026/08/from...greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comFrom Cyprus to Britain and onward to SpainAt the young age of sixteen, Michael Economides packed his bags and left the Cypriot capital Nicosia to liv e in the village of Trikomo. F... 010
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Anybody free on 5 September should definitely check out this talk ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soviet-pol...eventbrite.co.ukSoviet Policy and the Spanish Civil WarJim Jump discusses the USSR's military assistance & diplomatic efforts in support of the Spanish Republic in 1936-39. 000
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Not a bad review. Still, I was expecting a little more. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-...morningstaronline.co.ukWhy atomised anger without organisation suits capitalHyperpolitics – Extreme Politicization without Political Consequencesby Anton Jager, Verso, £11.99THIS slim book, by Belgian-born, Oxford University Politics lecturer Anton Jager provides a significan... 001
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026For anybody curious about developments in Southampton, read this... octoberbooks.org/blogs/news/f...octoberbooks.orgFawley Waterside Redevelopments Into Economy Hub Giving Focus To DigitHaving revealed their reproposed development proposal and completed the first round of public consultation, Fawley Waterside is moving forward with proposal revisions. These plans include the developm... 000
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Here it is, my latest post. When the Garrick Theatre in London hosted Brigade veteran Savvas Pales. greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.com/2026/08/when...greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comWhen the Garrick Theatre in London hosted a Greek veteran of the International BrigadesA decade after the collapse of the Greek junta in 1974, Greek national television broadcast an hour long documentary about the Spanish Civil... 010
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Last week I launched my new blog about Greek antifascist volunteers in the International Brigades. greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.com/2026/08/welc... Don't forget to visit the blog on Friday for my story about the life of the volunteer Savvas Pales.greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comWelcome to Greek antifascist historiesCan anybody remember the film I'm Still Here by Walter Salle? Well, I can. Whoever went to see it would have witnessed life under the Br... 120
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Recently created a blog to document the lives of the Greek volunteers in the International Brigades. Check it out here: greekantifascisthistories.blogspot.comgreekantifascisthistories.blogspot.com 021
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not every country remembers the Brigades in the same way. Some even forget them altogether from the historical record. cyprus-mail.com/2026/08/02/s...cyprus-mail.comSpain honours its anti-fascist heroes, why does Cyprus forget them?By Dr Kim Economides Last year I was granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s Democratic Memory Law, not because I sought another passport or any material advantage, but because I wanted to honour my... 020
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Excellent work here, Iker Itoiz Ciaurriz! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgNew Perspectives on the Study of Political Violence in Franco’s Spain | Contemporary European History | Cambridge CoreNew Perspectives on the Study of Political Violence in Franco’s Spain - Volume 35 020
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidRichard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Manchester! Come along on Saturday 11 July 11am- 5pm to The People's History Museum for an afternoon discussing the Spanish Civil War. More info & booking: phm.org.uk/events_new/t...phm.org.ukThe Spanish Civil War at 90 – collections & conversations - People's History Museum 021
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidJordi Petit https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Petit @petitjordi.bsky.social · 14/06/2026AGENDA / BCN Dimecres, 17, 17h30m La Modelo (c/. Entenza, 155) PRESENTACIÓ PUBLICACIÓ La Associació Catalana de Persones Ex-Preses Polítiques del Franquismo participará en la presentación del libro Generacions TOP. Resistir, protestar, conquerir en Espai La Model. 043
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidALBA @lincolnbrigade.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Michael Antonio Papadopullo was born #otd in Watertown, 1913. He went by Nick Pappas when he arrived in Spain on February 19, 1937. Nick served with ALB as an officer in a machine gun company and as an instructor. He returned to the US on September 26, 1938. 131
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidVerso libros @versolibros.com · 29/03/2026¿Y si la heterosexualidad no fuera solo una orientación sexual, sino también una estructura económica? ¿Y si funcionara como un modo de producción social tan central como el trabajo asalariado o la propiedad privada? ⬇️ 122
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidTwentieth Century Communism journal @20thccommunism.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The latest issue of Twentieth Century Communism is now out! Available via the @lawrencewishart.bsky.social website, it is a non-themed issue, featuring communist history from Germany, Poland, Britain and Italy. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/tcc/vol-2026...journals.lwbooks.co.ukTwentieth Century Communism: Volume 2026 Issue 30 (2026) - Lawrence WishartTwentieth Century Communism: a journal of international history - Issue contents for Volume 2026 Issue 30 (2026) 1116
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidVerso libros @versolibros.com · 28/03/2026✊❤️🔥 Opción 'Camarada' Además de la selección de ebooks y la participación en nuestra comunidad, recibirás el libro 'Burnout' de Hannah Proctor. versolibros.comBurnout. La experiencia emocional de la derrota política¿Cómo siguen adelante quienes luchan por un mundo mejor tras enfrentar la derrota? Es posible llorar y organizarse al mismo tiempo, expone Hannah Proctor. 011
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidThe Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · 27/03/2026How can teachers address sensitive historical topics in the classroom? Today in Utrecht TLP is exploring this question, at our fifth workshop for Greek and Turkish history teachers. thelausanneproject.com/2026/03/23/t...thelausanneproject.comThe Lausanne Project – Teacher’s WorkshopThe Lausanne Project will host a Teachers’ Workshop on 26–27 March 2026 in Utrecht, bringing together Greek and Turkish teachers and Education Experts. The workshop is organised with the support of… 001
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidEuropean Observatory on Memories #EUROM @euromemories.bsky.social · 19/02/2026📣 I el 4 de març continuem homenatjant les dones que han anat a contracorrent amb l’obra Dones del 36 a La Model. La funció anirà seguida d’un col·loqui amb l’actor Nan Nalentí i el director David Pintó, moderat per Mireia Clemente #LaVozAhogada Seguim! 💪✨ 034
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Very glad to be have been invited to the workshop: 'The Tale of Two Civil Wars: Language, Violence and Comparative Approaches in Twentieth-Century Greece and Spain'. If you are in Thessaloniki on 9 October, please do come along to the History Centre of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. 010
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Please support Nathan Hennerby who will do a Kiltwalk to raise funds for @ibmt-scw.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £1000 to The International Brigade Memorial Trust – JustGiving CrowdfundingIʼm raising money to The International Brigade Memorial Trust. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 000
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Two weeks ago the Morning Star newspaper published a short piece, in which I explain the antifascist legacy of the League for Democracy in Greece. Check out the full article here: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/how-...morningstaronline.co.ukHow Greek International Brigaders forged a lifelong anti-fascist legacyBETWEEN October 30 and 31, the Universitat de Barcelona hosted a conference on the research and memory of the International Brigades.What fate had in store for the Brigades after the Spanish civil war... 011
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 05/12/2025international-brigades.org.uk/news-and-blo...international-brigades.org.ukBrigader descendants welcomed as Spanish citizens - International Brigade Memorial TrustSome 40 children and grandchildren of International Brigaders attended a reception on 1 December at the Spanish embassy in London to celebrate the granting of Spanish nationality to the descendants of... 010
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidSebastiaan Faber @sebasfaber.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The new issue of the #VolunteerForLiberty, published by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, is now arriving in donors' mailboxes. Want to join the @lincolnbrigade.bsky.social community and support antifascist education? Donate now: alba-valb.org/donate/ albavolunteer.org 012
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This Wednesday! Join @d-j-frost.bsky.social for an online Roundtable Talk with @ihr.bsky.social 🖥️ Daniel will be discussing his new book In solidarity, under suspicion, a new history of the British far Left from BLM to solidarity with Palestine, co-authored with @evansmithhist.bsky.social. 163
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidThe Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · 28/11/2025In the second of a special series, guests Giorgios Charalambous and Ibahim Ince trace how identity intersects with partition on Cyprus. thelausanneproject.com/2025/11/28/p...thelausanneproject.comPODCAST – Episode 75: The Shadow of the PartitionIn the second of a special series hosted by Alexandria Innes and Georgios Giannakopoulos, guests Giorgios Charalambous and Ibahim Ince trace how identity intersects with partition on Cyprus. 021
Ali B. Zahid @alibassamzahid.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Franco ha mort! A really well written piece by Jim Jump of the @ibmt-scw.bsky.social, on 50 years since the death of Francisco Franco. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stru...morningstaronline.co.ukThe struggle against Franco’s legacy continues“SPANIARDS, Franco has died,” came the announcement 50 years ago on Spanish TV. If there was any truth to the widely held story that Barcelona immediately ran out of cava, the corks would have been po... 030
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidRichard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025This piece by María Ramírez is excellent. As she says, 'forgetting history can make you take for granted the democratic freedoms that need constant vigilance and protection.' A lesson for us all... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past | María RamírezThis week marks 50 years of Spanish democracy, but the failure to talk more about the crimes of the dictatorship leaves us vulnerable, says the journalist María Ramírez 041
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidEvan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The hardback edition of our new edited book, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, is published through @manchesterup.bsky.social today! You can get 30% discount by using the code ‘EVENT30’ right now, or tell your library! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukManchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicionIn solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost 13314
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidCRAI Biblioteca del Pavelló de la República @craiubpavello.bsky.social · 18/11/2025🆕 Gran notícia @eldiario.es es fa ressò de la concessió de la nacionalitat espanyola als fills i nets de brigadistes internacionals i entrevista a familiars i a @lourdesprades.bsky.social com a historiadora 👍🤩👏 @sidbrint.bsky.social www.eldiario.es/1_c2a04f?utm...eldiario.esLos hijos y nietos de brigadistas internacionales que reciben la nacionalidad española: “Así se honra su memoria”Los descendientes de tres de esos combatientes extranjeros, uno de ellos desaparecido en la batalla del Segre, recuperan las vivencias de sus antepasados y explican sus razones para solicitar al Gobie... 0107
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidKasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Today's reading recommendation: Padraic Gibson (University of Technology Sydney) has written an outstanding essay on how aboriginal people in Australia have played a crucial role in anti-fascist protest movements, from the 1930s until today. helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/11/17/a...helsinkinotebooks.comAboriginal Leadership and Anti-fascist Protest in AustraliaAboriginal people in Australia have played an important role in anti-fascist protest in Australia for more than 80 years. This activism has been informed by a distinct Indigenous political traditio… 087
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidAssociació Catalana d'Investigacions Marxistes @acimarxistes.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Diumenge 23 de novembre a les 12h, com cada any, ens concentrarem davant la Prefectura Superior de Policia de Via Laietana, 43, per exigir que l'espai es converteixi immediatament en un centre de memòria exclusiu, sense presència policial. T'hi esperem perquè el clam sigui col·lectiu i massiu ✊ 001
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidAssociació Catalana d'Investigacions Marxistes @acimarxistes.bsky.social · 16/11/2025 001
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidMax Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 12/11/2025New #OpenAccess volume by Huiyi Wu and Mackenzie Cooley: "Knowing an Empire: Early Modern Chinese and Spanish Worlds in Dialogue" 🗺️ The book unveils how both empires developed comparable systems to gather, order, and wield knowledge about their local worlds. 🔗 bit.ly/3XqwYN #HistSci #Sinology 01712
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidDr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) @beckierutherford.bsky.social · 12/11/2025It was a pleasure to work with Gordon on such a thought-provoking, timely article. Big thanks also to my erstwhile HW colleague Vivien @inoutofpractice.bsky.social for arranging another ✨amazing✨ collaboration with one of their illustration students! 0113
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidDónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Looking forward to speaking at the Institute of Historical Research Seminar in King's College London next Wednesday evening. I will present research from the @erc.europa.eu COLVET project. Open to all but pre-registration required to attend. Thanks to the organisers www.eventbrite.ie/e/colonial-v...eventbrite.ieColonial Veterans and Citizenship in the French EmpirePresenting research from the project, Ex-Soldiers of Empire; Towards a Comparative History of Colonial Veterancy in the Interwar Period. 24014
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidEcclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Isabella Lewis (@leedsims.bsky.social) writes our latest blog post about St Andrew the Fool. Looking at Andrew's hagiography from the 10c., Isabella explores the intersection of sexual violence and race in the Christian East #churchhistory #skystorians eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/s...eccleshistsoc.wordpress.comSexual Violence and Race in the Life of Saint Andrew the Fool (10th Century)Isabella Lewis is a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds. In October 2024, she began her PhD at the Institute for Medieval Studies specialising in Byzantine Studies which is funded by the AHRC … 096
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidCRAI Biblioteca del Pavelló de la República @craiubpavello.bsky.social · 10/11/2025🗞️ Molt recomanables els darrers números de @sapiens.org i #PetitSapiens dedicats al 50è aniversari de la mort del dictador #Franco amb articles d'especialistes en la matèria com Andreu Mayayo i Joan Villarroya de @geohistub.bsky.social o el professor de la @uab.cat David Ballester👍No us els perdeu!📰 163
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidNicola Camilleri @camilleriana.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The yearbook of the GHI Rome Rome, rather austerely called Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken, has published some of my thoughts on how to write European colonial history, moving away from national narratives. Here is some recommended reading for a rainy weekend 😁 2225
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidFundació Solidaritat UB @solidaritatub.bsky.social · 07/11/2025🌍👩🏫 Com promoure, des de l'educació, el #pensamentcrític vers les causes de desigualtats i conflictes? Com incrementar el compromís amb els #dretshumans? En parlarem amb Carme Panchón (@educacioub.bsky.social) 📅 Dijous 13 novembre 🕕 18:00 📍 L’H Espai de Debat www.solidaritat.ub.edu/cicle-cooper... 011
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidNick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Trafalgar Square, London, 1938. Banner reads "Irish Republicans greet Spanish Republicans. Smash all imperialisms" I don't know the date or the source. 39540
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidAssociació Catalana d'Investigacions Marxistes @acimarxistes.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Sessió ACIM Sarrià Manuel Sacristán: el seu pensament en la crisi social política i ecològica actual Parlaran: Miguel Candel Albert Corominas José Luis Martín Ramos Víctor Ríos Joaquim Sempere 🗓️ dijous 13 novembre ⌚18 h 🚩Casa Orlandai, Jaume Piquet 23 Via Zoom: us05web.zoom.us/postattendee... 054
Reposted by Ali B. ZahidVerso libros @versolibros.com · 08/11/2025RIP Paolo Virno (1952-2025) «La intelectualidad de masas, para incidir políticamente y destruir lo que merezca ser destruido, no puede limitarse a 'noes'. Partiendo de sí misma, debe ejemplificar, en positivo, con índole experimental y constructiva, lo que podría hacerse fuera del capitalismo» 042
