Bridge Initiative

The Bridge Initiative is a multi-year research project on Islamophobia housed in Georgetown University

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Factsheet

05 Feb 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Tom Cotton

During his tenure in the U.S. Congress, Cotton advocated the strengthening of surveillance and metadata collection programs, and the curtailing of immigration to the United States — ostensibly as a workaround of then-candidate Trump’s Muslim ban proposal. Cotton has also voiced controversial views about torture, the Guantánamo Bay prison facility, the Iranian nuclear deal negotiations, and “Islamic” violence. read the complete article

My Bridge Story

23 Jan 2018

Honestly, when I first heard Donald Trump propose the Muslim Ban, I thought it was really ridiculous. I’m from Oklahoma so I’m used to hearing pretty ridiculous things. It’s a really red state but it... read the complete article

Factsheet

08 Dec 2017 | Individuals

Factsheet: Bill Maher

Late night television host Bill Maher has a history of inviting guests who hold anti-Muslim views and support anti-Muslim policies. Maher is known for making discriminatory statements about Muslims and has a history of using racial and derogatory slurs against marginalized communities. read the complete article

Factsheet

08 Dec 2017 | Individuals

Factsheet: David Yerushalmi

David Yerushalmi has played an active role in generating anti-Muslim rhetoric. Through his organizations SANE and AFLC, Yerushalmi has launched various anti-sharia campaigns and awareness drives that have shaped anti-sharia policies across the country. He has also been an advocate for the criminalization of adherence to sharia and Islam. read the complete article