Arsalan Iftikhar, Author at Bridge Initiative

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

Editorial

20 Apr 2020 | Individuals

COVID-19’s Impact on Persecuted Muslims Worldwide

The current coronavirus pandemic has forced our entire human race to adjust to a “new normal” of quarantine lifestyles around the globe. At the same time, we must not forget that there are also millions... read the complete article

Editorial

14 Mar 2020

Christchurch Anniversary: The Islamophobic ‘Great Replacement’ Theory

On March 15, 2019, a 29-year-old white supremacist walked into two different mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand and live-streamed his mass murder of 51 Muslim worshippers in the bloodiest act of Islamophobic terrorism in modern... read the complete article

Editorial

03 Mar 2020

Muslims in Modi’s India: What Would Gandhi Say?

“I am a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and a Jew– and so are all of you,” the father of India Mohandas Gandhi once allegedly told some of his followers during the height... read the complete article

Article

11 Feb 2020

Study: Muslim Students Graduate at Top of Pluralism Scale

In a time when societal polarization seeks to demonize populations on racial, ethnic, religious and/or sociopolitical lines, many people today are looking towards our younger generations to ameliorate some of these major demographic divisions. Led... read the complete article

Editorial

24 Jan 2020 | Policy/Law

World Court: Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim Genocide Must End

On January 23, 2020, the International Court of Justice (the World Court) issued a 28-page ruling against the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) for their genocidal ethnic cleansing campaigns against 1,000,000... read the complete article

Editorial

12 Nov 2019 | Politics

Myanmar Sued for Rohingya Genocide at World Court

On November 11, 2019, the African nation of Gambia filed an official lawsuit with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague requesting that the World Court condemn Myanmar’s government for violating the 1948 Genocide Convention with its ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslim people. read the complete article

Article

18 Sep 2019 | Politics

Report: Muslims Most Negatively Portrayed Minority in US Media

The portrayal of minority groups in mainstream media can have a disparate impact on how they are viewed by the general public. In the eighteen years since 9/11, the American Muslim community has borne the... read the complete article

Editorial

20 Aug 2019 | Individuals

Christchurch Mosque Terrorist Inspired U.S. Mass Murderers

In March 2019 a young Australian white supremacist walked into two different mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. While streaming his massacre on Facebook Live, this anti-Muslim terrorist proceeded to murder 51 innocent worshipers during Friday... read the complete article

Article

03 May 2019

2019 Poll: Islamophobia Driven By Politics, Not Religiosity

In the aftermath of the March 2019 New Zealand mosque massacre in Christchurch which killed 50 innocent Muslim worshipers, the global discourse on Islamophobia in the Western world has taken on new meaning. With weaponized... read the complete article