Displaying Research Topic: Individuals
05 Jan 2024 | Individuals
Netherlands’ Top Islamophobe Wins 2023 Election
“Islam is not a religion; it’s an ideology, the ideology of a retarded culture,” once said Dutch politician Geert Wilders whose far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) shockingly won the most number of parliamentary seats in the recent November 2023 election in the Netherlands. Known by many as the Dutch version of Donald Trump, this former fringe politician is now poised to possibly become the next prime minister, which is sending shockwaves to millions of minorities living in the Netherlands today. read the complete article
13 Jul 2023 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Friedrich Merz
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03 Feb 2023 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Giorgia Meloni
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07 Nov 2022 | Individuals
India’s 2022 Anti-Muslim Yearbook: Bollywood Bigotry & Hijab Bans
India’s movie industry known as “Bollywood” has cemented itself as the world’s leading film market when it comes to selling seats (2 billion tickets sold annually). Even though India’s most famous Bollywood superstar is a… read the complete article
04 Oct 2022 | Individuals
Report: Muslims Represent Only 1% of Hollywood TV Roles
Even though the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims currently represent nearly one-fourth (24%) of the world’s nearly 8 billion person population today, a recent September 2022 report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative… read the complete article
06 Sep 2022 | Individuals
Fifth Anniversary of Rohingya Muslim Genocide in Myanmar
Approximately five years ago- on August 25, 2017- the military of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) began a campaign of ethnic cleansing against over 1,000,000 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. The military defended its actions,… read the complete article
01 Sep 2022 | Individuals
‘American Muslim Poll 2022’ Shows Islamophobia is Alive & Well
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) recently released their 6th annual “American Muslim Poll 2022,” supported by the Bridge Initiative, which provides a national snapshot of American Muslims (and people of other backgrounds)… read the complete article
28 Apr 2022 | Individuals
The Criminalization of Muslim Civil Society
Writing in The Times this week, Cameron claimed that organizations critical of the government’s PREVENT strategy are advocating for a “separate system [that] threatens the very cohesion we need to foster.” He further accused those critical of counterterrorism of “enabling terrorism.” The distinctive part of the entire article is that the critics he points to are exclusively British Muslim organizations who have spent years highlighting the devastating role PREVENT has had on the community. read the complete article
20 Aug 2021 | Individuals
Global Islamophobia & The “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory
In March 2019, a young white supremacist walked into 2 different mosque locations in Christchurch, New Zealand and livestreamed a horrific massacre of 51 innocent Muslim worshippers on Facebook Live in the worst act of… read the complete article
09 Aug 2021 | Individuals
“Not Who We Are” and “Opening the Floodgates”
During the Trump Administration, the Bridge Initiative analyzed the direct impacts of the Muslim and African Bans on individuals and communities in America, recognizing that more mainstream discussions around the ban centered impacts on the economy, tourism, and national security. Discussions and analysis of the direct impacts of the ban on individuals were few and far between, save discussions initiated by directly impacted Muslims as well as advocates. Building on the Bridge Initiative’s earlier resource, this analysis seeks to unpack the ways in which the Muslim and African Ban was discussed by candidates during the 2020 presidential elections. read the complete article