Dr. Zayna N. Bizri
@gunsandgams.bsky.social
Historian of women and queer folks in the US military, digital pedagogy specialist, feminist, geek, sports nut, cookie baker, fiber crafter, cat person.
All opinions are my own.
YouTube: Zayna N. Bizri
All opinions are my own.
YouTube: Zayna N. Bizri
My sister had that specially made for me so it's left handed and that side faces me when I use it. My students only see my name!
October 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My sister had that specially made for me so it's left handed and that side faces me when I use it. My students only see my name!
Keller: Shah's death caused shift in Iranian demands; Reagan's election sped negotiations as Iran did not want to negotiate with more hawkish Reagan administration - Iranian pundits considered Reagan "the more fascist" candidate ##PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Keller: Shah's death caused shift in Iranian demands; Reagan's election sped negotiations as Iran did not want to negotiate with more hawkish Reagan administration - Iranian pundits considered Reagan "the more fascist" candidate ##PATNW2025
Keller: Iran framed hostages as operatives from a "den of spies"; US framed them as average folks, distancing from the work they did at the embassy, neutering the political discussion #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keller: Iran framed hostages as operatives from a "den of spies"; US framed them as average folks, distancing from the work they did at the embassy, neutering the political discussion #PATNW2025
Keller: US decision to admit shah for medical treatment a factor in the crisis, as Iranians feared another US backed reinstatement of the hated former ruler #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Keller: US decision to admit shah for medical treatment a factor in the crisis, as Iranians feared another US backed reinstatement of the hated former ruler #PATNW2025
Keller: To maintain control, US supported secret police, trained by CIA in brutality and torture, increasing anti-US sentiment #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Keller: To maintain control, US supported secret police, trained by CIA in brutality and torture, increasing anti-US sentiment #PATNW2025
Keller: Shah supported modernization and secularization, both supported by US interests, a lot of US investment in Iranian companies #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Keller: Shah supported modernization and secularization, both supported by US interests, a lot of US investment in Iranian companies #PATNW2025
Last up: Jacob Keller, Reclaiming the Throne: How the Iran Hostage Crisis Redefined Power in Iran and Beyond #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Last up: Jacob Keller, Reclaiming the Throne: How the Iran Hostage Crisis Redefined Power in Iran and Beyond #PATNW2025
Kissel: USSR loss in Afghanistan more due to the economic strain, leading to political strain; international outrage about invasion led to isolation, all factors in the fall of USSR #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Kissel: USSR loss in Afghanistan more due to the economic strain, leading to political strain; international outrage about invasion led to isolation, all factors in the fall of USSR #PATNW2025
Kissel: Recent SALT2 Treaty gave US leverage; US economic sanctions against USSR caused more strain on the Soviet economy, already strained by this war and multiple domestic stressors #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Kissel: Recent SALT2 Treaty gave US leverage; US economic sanctions against USSR caused more strain on the Soviet economy, already strained by this war and multiple domestic stressors #PATNW2025
Kissel: Afghan society and culture a core of strength to their resistance to Soviet invasion; leaders of Afghan government had no intention of changing existing Afghan society and culture to suit Soviet needs and desires #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Kissel: Afghan society and culture a core of strength to their resistance to Soviet invasion; leaders of Afghan government had no intention of changing existing Afghan society and culture to suit Soviet needs and desires #PATNW2025
Kissel: USSR did not intend to invade initially, intervention was to support and protect existing economic relationship #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Kissel: USSR did not intend to invade initially, intervention was to support and protect existing economic relationship #PATNW2025
Kissel: USSR and Afghanistan had a long history of support, USSR among the first to recognize Afghan independence, Brezhnev doctrine demanded USSR intervene in nations when their pro-Communist gov'ts were threatened. #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Kissel: USSR and Afghanistan had a long history of support, USSR among the first to recognize Afghan independence, Brezhnev doctrine demanded USSR intervene in nations when their pro-Communist gov'ts were threatened. #PATNW2025
Next: Emily Kissel, The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and its Economic Dimensions as a Factor in the Soviet Union's Dissolution #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Next: Emily Kissel, The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and its Economic Dimensions as a Factor in the Soviet Union's Dissolution #PATNW2025
Nguyen: British Mandate and then support of friendly leaders worked like colonialism, but under a different name. #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nguyen: British Mandate and then support of friendly leaders worked like colonialism, but under a different name. #PATNW2025
Nguyen: King Faizal was an outsider to Iraq, no local power base, chosen by Brits bc they thought he'd be easy to control, he was not - clashed with Brits regularly, chose his own cabinet in defiance #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nguyen: King Faizal was an outsider to Iraq, no local power base, chosen by Brits bc they thought he'd be easy to control, he was not - clashed with Brits regularly, chose his own cabinet in defiance #PATNW2025
Nguyen: opposition in Britain as well, gov't argument that they'd get oil profits didn't hold up as opponents argued those profits would go to private coffers, not public #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Nguyen: opposition in Britain as well, gov't argument that they'd get oil profits didn't hold up as opponents argued those profits would go to private coffers, not public #PATNW2025
Nguyen: British Mandate over Iraq meant Britain got access to Iraq's oil fields, Iraqi people resented and resisted British control from the start #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Nguyen: British Mandate over Iraq meant Britain got access to Iraq's oil fields, Iraqi people resented and resisted British control from the start #PATNW2025
First up, Jaron Nguyen, Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Evolution of the Colonial Model in a Postcolonial World #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
First up, Jaron Nguyen, Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Evolution of the Colonial Model in a Postcolonial World #PATNW2025
Excellent panel, and I will be encouraging all of these scholars to submit to #SMH2026 if they plan to continue these projects. The future of military history looks good from #PATNW2025. @smh-historians.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Excellent panel, and I will be encouraging all of these scholars to submit to #SMH2026 if they plan to continue these projects. The future of military history looks good from #PATNW2025. @smh-historians.bsky.social
Malloy: veterans were admitted to asyla and hospitals with depression or other mental illnesses, caused by "Army life" #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Malloy: veterans were admitted to asyla and hospitals with depression or other mental illnesses, caused by "Army life" #PATNW2025
Malloy: signs of what we call PTSD today were termed Soldier's Heart, because the identified symptoms were usually cardiac #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Malloy: signs of what we call PTSD today were termed Soldier's Heart, because the identified symptoms were usually cardiac #PATNW2025
Malloy: guerilla warfare adds to battle trauma, as there's no clear battle, just raids where the enemy escapes, along with brutality of Native mutilation of enemy bodies #PATNW2025
March 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Malloy: guerilla warfare adds to battle trauma, as there's no clear battle, just raids where the enemy escapes, along with brutality of Native mutilation of enemy bodies #PATNW2025