Displaying Author: Bridge Initiative Team
17 Jan 2019 | Law Enforcement
A people forgotten: The Rohingya
For much of the last century, the story of the Rohingya has been one of a people fleeing forces beyond their control. The genocide that took our Facebook feeds by storm didn’t materialize out of… read the complete article
07 Jan 2019
Report from Charles Sturt University: “Islamophobia in Australia”
The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation at Charles Sturt University has released its latest report, “Islamophobia in Australia.” The report captures and critically analyses data collected by the Islamophobia Register of Australia reflecting Australian… read the complete article
04 Dec 2018 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Donald Trump
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29 Nov 2018
The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia
The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia “Hitler attacked the Jews because… he didn’t have a problem with the Jews at all. But the people didn’t like the Jews… so if the people thought…… read the complete article
05 Oct 2018
American Islamophobia’s fake facts
Anti-Muslim activists in the United States were operating in a “post-truth era” and putting out “alternative facts” long before those phrases entered the language. For the last decade they have been spreading provable falsehoods through… read the complete article
14 Aug 2018 | Organizations
Protected: Factsheet: Middle East Forum
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13 Jun 2018 | Organizations
Protected: Factsheet: Henry Jackson Society
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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
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
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