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05 Jun 2018 | Organizations

Factsheet: Open Doors

Open Doors is a nonprofit organization that calls attention to Christian persecution around the world while furthering stereotypes and claims about “Islamic oppression” and violence. read the complete article

Editorial

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

Factsheet

10 May 2018 | Organizations

Factsheet: Gatestone Institute

Gatestone has published a steady stream of content aimed at stoking fears of a Muslim takeover of Europe and America. The articles warn that increasing Muslim migration to Europe will lead to the “Islamization” of the continent. Gatestone’s pieces have been cited by far-right politicians to justify their anti-Muslim policies. read the complete article

External Articles

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

Factsheet

02 May 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Sam Brownback

The current U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback is the former Governor of Kansas who signed anti-sharia legislation into state law and withdrew Kansas from the federal refugee resettlement program for purported reasons of national security. As a Governor, Brownback also advocated religious freedom at the expense of anti-discrimination laws that protected LGBT Kansans. read the complete article

External Articles

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

External Articles

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

External Articles

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

Factsheet

19 Apr 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ken Isaacs

Ken Isaacs is the current U.S. nominee for director-general of the International Organization for Migration at the United Nations. Prior to his nomination, Isaacs was a Vice President at Samaritan’s Purse, an Evangelical Christian charity organization with a history of proselytizing while distributing government-funded humanitarian relief. Isaacs has tweeted inflammatory, anti-Muslim content, and has retweeted anti-Muslim content by Robert Spencer and Frank Gaffney. read the complete article

External Articles

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