Bridge Initiative Team, John L. Esposito, Author at Bridge Initiative

24 Feb 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: SCOTT MORRISON

IMPACT: Scott Morrison is the current prime minister of Australia. He has called for tightening Australia’s immigration policies, for Christian refugees to be prioritized over Muslim refugees and portrayed asylum seekers who arrive by boat... read the complete article

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24 Feb 2021 | Policy/Law

Factsheet: PUBLIC OPINION POLLS ON MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IN AUSTRALIA

IMPACT: Public polling data in Australia (2007–2020) reveals that most Australians have little to no reported close contact with Muslims, significant negative feeling towards Muslims, and concerns about immigration from Muslim countries. The polls also... read the complete article

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16 Feb 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ann Corcoran

IMPACT: Ann Corcoran is an anti-refugee activist, author, and blogger who advocates lowering refugee admissions and writes on the purported dangers of the United States Refugee Admissions Program. She is the founder of the blogs... read the complete article

Article

19 Jan 2021

An Update on the Rohingya Crisis

This article was originally published in South Asia Voices. Three years after the Myanmar Army orchestrated genocide in Rakhine State, the Rohingya crisis continues. Almost 1 million survivors of the Army’s brutal crackdown are stuck in... read the complete article

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13 Jan 2021 | Individuals

Factsheet: Susanne Schröter

IMPACT: Susanne Schröter is a trained ethnologist and Professor of Anthropology at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. She is the founder of the Frankfurt Center of Global Islam (Frankfurter Forschungszentrum Globaler Islam) and author of... read the complete article

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01 Jan 2021 | Organizations

Factsheet: El Partido Vox

IMPACT: El partido político VOX es un partido nacionalista de extrema derecha que promueve políticas discriminatorias contra los musulmanes, tanto españoles como inmigrantes. VOX ha logrado un éxito político significativo en distintas elecciones regionales y... read the complete article

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09 Dec 2020 | Individuals

Factsheet: QAnon Conspiracy Theory

IMPACT: QAnon Conspiracy theory claims there is a “deep state” and that “the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are plotting against Mr. Trump while operating a global child sex-trafficking ring.”... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)

IMPACT: The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is an anti-immigration research organization founded in 1985 that advocates a reduction in immigration numbers. CIS was founded by environmentalist, nativist, and anti-immigration activist John Tanton, who was... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)

IMPACT: The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a nonprofit organization of nearly fifty private foundations and over 1.9 million members and supporters that lobbies for large-scale immigration reductions. FAIR’s stated objective is to... read the complete article

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13 Nov 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: NumbersUSA

IMPACT: NumbersUSA is a nonprofit grassroots organization of nearly 1.1 million members that describes itself as a group of “moderates, conservatives, and liberals working for immigration numbers that serve America’s finest goals”. Founded in 1996,... read the complete article