Displaying Author: Bridge Initiative Team
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
02 Feb 2018
A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims
Bridge Associate Jordan Duffner contributed to an article on February 2 by The Jesuit Review for their article titled “A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims”. Jordan’s work centers Muslim- Christian understanding,… read the complete article
26 Jan 2018 | Educational
Islamophobia in 2017: Year In Review
2017 was arguably the worst year for Islamophobia in America since 9/11. read the complete article
24 Jan 2018
Farid Hafez | Think Progress
Bridge Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez was quoted in a January 24 article by Think Progress on Russia’s investment in Austria’s far- right shift. “As a major power, Russia is interested in a weak European… read the complete article