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22 Jul 2019 | Educational
Who is Kevin Johnston?
As polls indicate rising anti- Muslim animus in Canada, we take a look at the actors who are furthering Islamophobia in the country. Kevin Johnston is an anti-Muslim blogger and activist in Canada who ran for mayor of Mississauga with a pending hate crime charge against a Muslim community in Ontario, Canada. Johnston has owned, operated, and maintained websites, online media publications, and multiple social media accounts, which he has utilized to promote and reinforce his anti-Muslim activities and networks. read the complete article
19 Jul 2019 | Educational
Does Canada have a problem with Islamophobia?
As Islamophobia metastasizes in the West, we turn our attention to Canada, where polls indicate an increase in anti- Muslim animus. read the complete article
02 Jul 2019 | Policy/Law
The Muslim Bans
On January 27, 2017, one week after his inauguration as President of the United States, President Trump issued Executive Order 13796, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The executive order banned nationals from seven Muslim majority countries from immigrating or traveling to the United States, citing national security as a primary justification. read the complete article
30 May 2019 | Educational
Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism / Dr. Todd Green
From Georgetown University, this is Voices on Islamophobia, a podcast by the Bridge Initiative. I’m Hannah Sullivan. When it comes to terrorism, there is no category of individuals who are asked to take collective blame… read the complete article
20 May 2019 | Educational
Sayeeda Warsi/ On Islamophobia & being Muslim in Britain
The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom has been accused of having an Islamophobia problem, as evidence of anti-Muslim comments made by MPs and incidents of anti-Muslim rhetoric continue to pile up. The party has failed to take any considerable action in tackling this issue, as it has ignored calls to carry out a formal inquiry. Additionally, it has not adopted a formal definition of Islamophobia. Mobashra Tazamal talks about all that and more with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, former Co-Chair of the Conservative Party. read the complete article
13 May 2019 | Educational
CAIR’s new report on Islamophobia: An interview with Zainab Arain
In May 2019, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) released its latest report—Hijacked by Hate: American Philanthropy and the Islamophobia Network. Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Kristin Garrity Şekerci spoke with Zainab Arain, the National Research and Advocacy Manager at CAIR National, about the report and its findings. Namely, are mainstream charitable and philanthropic organizations like Fidelity, Schwab, and Vanguard inadvertently funding anti-Muslim groups in the U.S? read the complete article
03 May 2019
Can States Be Terrorists? An Interview with Dr. David Luban
From Georgetown University, this is Voices on Islamophobia, a podcast by the Bridge Initiative. I’m Hannah Sullivan. Throughout the month of April 2019, the topic of Foreign Terrorist Organizations made major headlines in the U.S..… read the complete article
03 May 2019
Xinjiang: collateral damage of China’s belligerent nationalism
Today, there are 3 million Uyghurs in internment camps in Xinjiang, stripped of civic rights and made powerless by a new, dangerous brand of Chinese nationalism. Historically, nationalism has often relied on the identification of… read the complete article
02 May 2019
Trump Has Brought Jews and Muslims Even Closer Together
Do you have a Muslim friend? Do you have a positive view of Muslims? Well, if you answered “yes” to both you are likely Jewish. Those are just some of the findings of the new poll released… read the complete article
30 Apr 2019
The Language of the Ōtautahi/Christchurch Shooter Is at Home in the United States
On March 15, 2019, a white Australian man entered two mosques in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and opened fire upon worshippers performing Jummah (Friday) prayer. Fifty people were murdered that day, and 48 sustained serious injuries. The shooter,… read the complete article