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11 May 2018

“Roseanne” Attempts to Address Islamophobia. A Few Thoughts.

On May 8, 2018, the seventh episode of the “Roseanne” reboot aired on ABC. The premise of the episode, according to “Roseanne” co-executive producer, Dave Caplan, was a “comeuppance” for real-life Roseanne Barr’s “own bias”... read the complete article

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04 May 2018

Islamophobia prompts Muslims to engage in US democracy: report

Bridge Director Dr John Esposito was cited in a Al Jazeera article on May 4 that dealt with rising Islamophobia in post- Trump America. “Trump has narrowed the people with whom he interacts”, noted Esposito,... read the complete article

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01 May 2018

Latest poll highlights the state of anti-Muslim hate in America and its links to authoritarianism

The Bridge Initiative’s Islamophobia Index, developed in partnership with ISPU was recently cited by SPLC. The Islamophobia Index is an additive scale ranging from 0 to 100 that measures anti-Muslim prejudice in America. The report,... read the complete article

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01 May 2018

Muslims disapprove of country’s direction but are proud to call themselves Americans

Bridge Director Dr John Esposito was quoted on Religion News Service on May 1 when he explained a recent poll by ISPU in partnership with The Bridge Initiative. “The poll identifies something we need to be... read the complete article

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26 Apr 2018

Muslim groups plotting to ‘destroy our nation,’ says Michigan governor candidate

LANSING, MI – One day after gubernatorial candidate Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton, was the center of a national media story and accused of peddling conspiracy theories, he expanded on his comments in a Senate floor... read the complete article

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04 Apr 2018

Austria seeks hijab ban for primary school students

The Austrian government has announced that it will seek to ban the hijab for girls in kindergarten and primary school in the latest measure targeting Muslims in the country. read the complete article

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02 Apr 2018

Is Austria’s far-right FPO losing support amid Nazi scandals?

Bridge Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez commented on Austria’s rising far- right parties on Al Jazeera on April 2. Farid explained that the FPO’s latest spate of scandals highlights its failure to convincingly shed its... read the complete article

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23 Feb 2018

Experts Talk Muslim Ban, Islamophobia in Trump Era

Bridge Senior Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar was part of a chat with Shoba Wahdia on the Muslim Ban and Islamophobia in the Trump era. The event was organized by The Bridge Initiative at Georgetown University and... read the complete article

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15 Feb 2018

Hyatt Hotel Says It Will Host Anti-Muslim Hate Group’s Conference

Bridge Associate Director Dr Tamara Sonn was quoted on February 15 by Huffington Post in an article on Hyatt Hotel hosting an anti- Muslim conference. When asked, Dr Tamara Sonn had this to say: “Escalating... read the complete article

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05 Feb 2018

Frank Gaffney, the Muslim Ban and the Supreme Court

In August 2017, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), which describes itself as "the Nation's first truly authentic Judeo-Christian, public interest law firm," filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court in support of... read the complete article