Bridge Initiative Team, Author at Bridge Initiative

22 May 2020

Factsheet: No-Go Zone Conspiracy Theory

IMPACT: The “no-go zone” is an anti-Muslim conspiracy theory claiming there are areas in Europe and the U.S. with dense Muslim populations that are governed by Sharia law and where police and non-residents are barred... read the complete article

Factsheet

14 May 2020

Factsheet: Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna)

IMPACT: The most electorally successful far-right party in Sweden, the Sweden Democrats (SD, Sverigedemokraterna), have been represented in the national legislature since 2010 and the European Parliament since 2014. Rooted in Nazism and founded by... read the complete article

Factsheet

14 May 2020

Factsheet: Paul Sperry

IMPACT: Paul Sperry is an American conservative journalist who previously served as a Washington bureau chief for the right-wing, conspiratorial website, WorldNetDaily. Sperry is a former media fellow at The Hoover Institution and has authored... read the complete article

Factsheet

11 May 2020 | Law Enforcement

Factsheet: The NYPD Muslim Surveillance and Mapping Program

IMPACT: The New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Muslim Surveillance and Mapping Program began under Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2001 and monitored Muslim communities in New York City and nearby states until 2014. A secret unit... read the complete article

Video

11 May 2020 | Educational

COVID-19, and the Continued Mainstreaming of Islamophobia

In CIGA’s Ramadan Webinar Series, Dr. Dalia Fahmy outlines the rise of the alt-right, and the continued mainstreaming of Islamophobia. Hosted with permission from CIGA. read the complete article

Factsheet

28 Apr 2020

Factsheet: Zuhdi Jasser

IMPACT: M. Zuhdi Jasser is a Syrian-American physician, author, and commentator. He is the founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) and a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM). Jasser has used... read the complete article

Factsheet

24 Apr 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Muslim Reform Movement

IMPACT: The Muslim Reform Movement is an international coalition of Muslims that purportedly seeks to counter the ideology of Islamism by reforming Islam. The coalition and its members leverage ‘insider’ Muslim identities to advocate surveillance... read the complete article

Factsheet

22 Apr 2020

Factsheet: Lorenzo Vidino

IMPACT: Lorenzo Vidino is an Italian American legal scholar whose research promotes conspiracy theories about the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe and the United States. Vidino is connected to numerous anti-Muslim think tanks in the United... read the complete article

Editorial

21 Apr 2020

For Sri Lanka’s Muslims, the Easter bombing anniversary marks a year of scapegoating and persecution

Originally published by The New Arab on April 17, 2020. On 21 April, 2019, as Sri Lanka’s 1.5 million Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, bombs ripped through churches and hotels in Colombo, Negombo, and Batticaloa, killing at least 350 and injuring... read the complete article

Factsheet

17 Apr 2020 | Individuals

Factsheet: Sebastian Kurz

IMPACT: Sebastian Kurz is the current Federal Chancellor of Austria and Chairman of the centrist-right New Austrian People’s Party (Neue ÖVP). He previously served as State Secretary of the Interior Ministry for Social Integration and... read the complete article