Arsalan Iftikhar, Author at Bridge Initiative

02 Nov 2017

The ‘Allahu Akbar’ Double Standard of Terrorism

One of the worst mass shootings in modern American history recently took place in October 2017 when a white man named Stephen Paddock shot over 500 people (killing 58 of them) during an outdoor concert... read the complete article

Article

19 Sep 2017

Highlights from 2017 Brookings US-Islamic World Forum

As the city of New York prepared to host the 193-member United Nations convening of the 2017 UN General Assembly, the Big Apple was also hosting hundreds of international participants for the 13thÂ annual 2017 US-Islamic... read the complete article

Article

05 Sep 2017

Islamophobic Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

Under international law, the concept of “ethnic cleansing” was first officially investigated by the United Nations during the Balkan genocide in the former Yugoslavia during the mid-1990’s. A U.N. commission of experts generally defined the term “ethnic... read the complete article

Editorial

13 Aug 2017

What If Charlottesville Protesters Were Black Muslims?

If you do not believe that there is a “white privilege” double-standard in America today, the only thing that you need to ask yourself in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests is the following question:... read the complete article

Editorial

08 Aug 2017

Mosque Bombed & Trump Doesn’t Care

Let us imagine if we woke up one fine Sunday morning to hear the news of a bombing at a Minnesota church full of white blond-haired parishioners preparing to begin their morning prayers. If that hypothetical scenario did... read the complete article

Article

27 Jul 2017

Pew Study: U.S. Muslims Feel Unwelcome Yet Hopeful

There can be little debate that the election of Donald Trump has disparately impacted millions of women, Latinos, people with disabilities, the LGBT community and many more. Additionally, there are millions of American Muslims who... read the complete article