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22 Sep 2017

In Solidarity: The Bridge Initiative’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Incidents at Georgetown

We are deeply disturbed by recent anti-Semitic incidents on our campus, including the anti-Semitic and misogynistic bias incident that took place on September 20th, the eve of Rosh Hashanah and the start of the Jewish... read the complete article

Article

04 Aug 2017

Black Muslim Psychology Conference: On Islamophobia and Anti-Blackness

On July 21-22, 2017, the Muslim Wellness Foundation organized the 3rd Annual Black Muslim Psychology Conference (BMPC). This year’s theme was “Leading with Compassion.” The conference “explored the role of leaders in facilitating community healing”... read the complete article

Video

28 Jul 2017 | Educational

Have You Ever Heard Someone Say This About Muslims?

The Bridge Initiative helps you identify anti-Muslim stories, and debunks the narrative told by Islamophobic groups. read the complete article

Infographic

29 Jun 2017

The Trump Administration and Anti-Muslim Groups

[Image Description] Heading of Infographic Title Text: The Trump Administration + Anti-Muslim Groups Subtitle Text: Numerous Trump White House officials have worked with anti-Muslim organizations and promoted their message. This infographic outlines some of those... read the complete article

Report

23 Jun 2017

A New Era in American Politics: The Trump Administration and Mainstream Islamophobia

A New Era in American Politics Abstract This report analyzes how far-right Islamophobic discourse has been mainstreamed with the election of President Donald J. Trump. Through qualitative research examining the rhetoric employed by the Trump... read the complete article

Article

08 Jun 2017

What’s Wrong with the ‘March Against Sharia’

On June 10, 2017, ACT for America will host a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is synonymous with violence, oppression, and intolerance — these rallies... read the complete article

Article

06 Jun 2017

The Islamophobia Is Racism Syllabus

How is Islamophobia defined? What is the most effective way to teach about it? A collective of scholars recently published a groundbreaking syllabus called #IslamophobiaIsRacism. The interdisciplinary and intersectional syllabus provides a reading list of... read the complete article

Article

06 Jun 2017

From Concentration Camps to Immigration Bans

Today’s refusal to trust Muslims as citizens is based on the same argument historically made to support the incarceration of Japanese Americans Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt legalized the detention... read the complete article

Article

08 May 2017

Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi on Being Muslim and American During the War on Terror

“How does it feel to be a problem?” This is a question Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi asks in his award-winning book and in a talk he gave at Georgetown on April 25, 2017. In his wide-ranging... read the complete article

Article

08 May 2017

Islamophobia in the Workplace

The D.C. Labor and Employment Relations Association, along with Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, hosted on April 26, 2017, a conversation on Islamophobia and how it impacts Muslims in the... read the complete article