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08 Jun 2017
What’s Wrong with the ‘March Against Sharia’
On June 10, 2017, ACT for America will host a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is synonymous with violence, oppression, and intolerance — these rallies… read the complete article
06 Jun 2017
The Islamophobia Is Racism Syllabus
How is Islamophobia defined? What is the most effective way to teach about it? A collective of scholars recently published a groundbreaking syllabus called #IslamophobiaIsRacism. The interdisciplinary and intersectional syllabus provides a reading list of… read the complete article
06 Jun 2017
From Concentration Camps to Immigration Bans
Today’s refusal to trust Muslims as citizens is based on the same argument historically made to support the incarceration of Japanese Americans Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt legalized the detention… read the complete article
08 May 2017
Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi on Being Muslim and American During the War on Terror
“How does it feel to be a problem?” This is a question Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi asks in his award-winning book and in a talk he gave at Georgetown on April 25, 2017. In his wide-ranging… read the complete article
17 Feb 2017
What Do Terrorists and the Trump Administration Have In Common?
This article by Bridge Initiative Founder and Director John L. Esposito was originally published in HuffPost. Fear of Islam has become the new normal in American and European popular culture. Islamophobia, prejudice towards or discrimination… read the complete article
30 Jan 2017
Muslim Ban Executive Order: Analyses and Reactions
To learn more about the recent Trump administration executive order, check out our latest episode of Between Two Lamps, our video series to discuss temporary issues related to Islamophobia. We discuss the order’s impact on… read the complete article
18 Jan 2017 | Politics
Ted Cruz’s Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Bill
On January 11, 2017, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill to designate the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). This is not Cruz’s first attempt to see the Muslim Brotherhood added to… read the complete article
20 Oct 2016
Bridge Update: Amplifying American Muslim Narratives at the White House
The Bridge Initiative is committed to conveying information and research about Islamophobia to individuals at key institutions in the worlds of policy and news media. On Tuesday, October 18th, Georgetown’s Bridge Initiative faculty member, Engy… read the complete article
08 Sep 2016 | Terms/Tropes
Islamophobia: The Right Word for a Real Problem
The history of American and European interactions with Muslims around the world is long and complex. Over time, geopolitical events abroad — wars, conflicts over natural resources including land and oil, and domestic security threats… read the complete article
23 Aug 2016
“Terrorism” in the Republican and Democratic Platforms: What are the Implications?
Near the end of his speech at the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton stated, “If you’re a Muslim and you love America and freedom and you hate terror, stay here and help us… read the complete article