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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to Islamophobia.
17 Jan 2019 | Law Enforcement
A people forgotten: The Rohingya
For much of the last century, the story of the Rohingya has been one of a people fleeing forces beyond their control. The genocide that took our Facebook feeds by storm didn’t materialize out of… read the complete article
12 Jan 2019 | Law Enforcement
China justifies its Concentration Camps using “War on Terror” discourse
China has adopted and intensified Islamophobia, identifying the practice of Islam as extremist and the root cause of terrorism, to justify repressive measures aimed at erasing the Uighur Muslim identity. As a result of the… read the complete article
29 Nov 2018
The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia
The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia “Hitler attacked the Jews because… he didn’t have a problem with the Jews at all. But the people didn’t like the Jews… so if the people thought…… read the complete article
29 Nov 2018
The Synergy of Bigotry in Europe
Successful Islamophobic politics in Central Europe Currently, Islamophobic policies have strong support in Central and Eastern Europe. With the young Sebastian Kurz as chancellor of a coalition government formed by right-wing Freedom Party and the… read the complete article
28 Nov 2018
New German Initiative unites Islamophobes and cultural Muslims
This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on Anadolu Agency. SALZBURG Just at the height of electoral success of the most anti-racist (in terms of its program) Green party in… read the complete article
21 Sep 2018
The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance
This article by Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in The Daily Sabah. Many Muslims still remember the killing of a pregnant Muslim woman in a German court based on anti-Muslim motivation. On July… read the complete article
17 Sep 2018
The Far Right in Europe: How promising is Steve Bannon’s European organization ‘The Movement’?
Bannon’s global agenda “Patriots of the world, unite!” were the words of Steve Bannon speaking to the delegates of the Front National’s (today Rassemblement National) party convention in Lille in March 2018. Saying this, Bannon… read the complete article
10 Sep 2018
Is ACT for America really a grassroots organization?
Isabelle Canaan recently completed her MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) at the University of Oxford. Her Masters thesis explored social movement trajectory, employing a case study of ACT for America. Using interview and primary source data,… read the complete article
27 Aug 2018
Stop Ignoring Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims
The Economist magazine once said that the Rohingya people in Myanmar are “the most persecuted people in the world” and more than 7 Nobel Peace Prize winners have publicly stated that Rohingya Muslims are facing a “textbook case of… read the complete article
08 Aug 2018
The Axis of the Right: Europe’s New Isolationist Front
This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on Qantara.de. Europe is shifting to the right. Border security and isolation increasingly dominate the migration policies of the European Union. At a national… read the complete article