Displaying Author: Arsalan Iftikhar
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
04 Mar 2019
Pakistan & Saudi Arabia Throw China’s Muslims Under the Bus
Most people know that Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s two holiest cities- Mecca & Medina- and that the country of Pakistan is the second most populous Muslim country in the world. Having said that,… read the complete article
05 Feb 2019
Muslim Congresswomen Face Islamophobic Dog-Whistles
Political trailblazers like Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made history during the 2018 midterm elections by becoming the first two female Muslim members of Congress. Since that time, we have also seen… read the complete article
21 Sep 2018
Why is Europe Obsessed with Female Muslim Clothing?
A few years back, British superstar celebrity chef Nigella Lawson made global headlines because she decided to wear a full-body modest black wetsuit (aka “burkini”) to an Australian beach as paparazzi clicked away. Internet commentators… 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
02 May 2018
American Muslim Poll 2018: From Pride to Prejudice
From Donald Trump’s Muslim travel bans to increased Islamophobic hate crimes across the United States, there are millions of American Muslims who still feel the continuing impact of ongoing xenophobia within their everyday lives. Whether… read the complete article
14 Mar 2018
Mike Pompeo said all Muslims are ‘potentially complicit’ in terrorism. He’s unfit to be secretary of state.
This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared on NBC News. The secretary of state is the chief diplomat responsible for guiding the foreign policy for the United States of America,… read the complete article
19 Dec 2017
Protocols of the Elders of Mecca
The following article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in The Islamic Monthly. The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2017 was a piece of congressional legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that advocates… read the complete article
11 Dec 2017
Donald Trump Has Never Stopped Lying About Muslims
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in HuffPost. It’s been just over two years since then-candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the… read the complete article
30 Nov 2017
President Trump’s whole political career has been built on Islamophobia
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in The Washington Post. You know things are bad in your country when the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan praises the president… read the complete article