Josh Donovan @jmaydonovan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Sad to hear about the passing of Prof. John Esposito. His work profoundly shaped my own intellectual trajectory. He was a pioneering scholar of the Islamic world, who paired rigorous scholarly analysis with empathy and a solid moral compass pointed at promoting peace, tolerance, and human rights 🕊 000
Reposted by Josh DonovanStacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 06/07/2026A powerful statement by 142 historians, representing the 142 years that the American Historical @historians.org has had its congressional charter, to say one thing: it's time to confront the AHA's Palestine Exception. In awe of these colleagues, read more: www.usscholarsspeak.orgusscholarsspeak.orgUS Scholars Speak 06534
Reposted by Josh DonovanMegaphone News @megaphone.news · 14/06/2026Mona Khalil spent over 20 years protecting sea turtles on Mansouri Beach. After she was injured in an Israeli attack, activists continued her initiative at Rmeileh Beach, where they protected the first loggerhead nest of 73 eggs on Thursday. youtu.be/fbBKzK4JNRcyoutu.beمن المنصوري إلى الرميلة: مبادرة منى خليل لحماية السلاحف البحرية تتواصل |YouTube video by ميغافون 117555
Josh Donovan @jmaydonovan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I attended & asked what the AHA can/should do to help Mideast historians navigate growing threats to their academic freedom. Rather than address my question, the moderator ended the event early! The refusal of @historians.org to listen to, much less advocate for us is why we need new leadership. 121
Josh Donovan @jmaydonovan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Powerful statement by Historians for Peace & Democracy. Contrary to what leadership suggests, the AHA regularly engages in "political" advocacy to defend history & historians, as it should! We're just tired of double standards. #EverythingHasAHistory! www.historiansforpeace.org/2026/05/29/h... 041
Josh Donovan @jmaydonovan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Excited for both of these new books, which will reshape how historians think about the post-Ottoman Middle East. I'm selfishly grateful to them both for publishing before I finished my own book proposal. I'm eager to think through and build on their brilliant insights! 040
Reposted by Josh DonovanJames Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I will point out that MESA, MERIP, and several other academic associations and non-profits are c3 orgs and have no problem speaking up for academic freedom when it comes to Palestine. If you’re afraid of your status for joining us, that’s a skill issue, as the kids say. 1115
Josh Donovan @jmaydonovan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Celebrating this guy's 7th trip around the Sun with some Ben & Jerry's! 040
Reposted by Josh DonovanPriya Lal @priyalalista.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Historians! This is a great overview of what an undemocratic disaster our professional association has become, and how we can take it back: www.instagram.com/p/DY5MxxqGse... 074
Reposted by Josh DonovanStacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 26/05/2026So do you think the @historians.org director wrote that email today or was it AHA's shady Thorn Run Partners consultants who did it for them? It's shameful for a scholarly society to scold its members for using the democratic instruments in the bylaw, and to dictate to its members who to vote for. 3277