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21 Feb 2023

Quebec: Why are politicians attacking an effort to combat Islamophobia?

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Associate Director Mobashra Tazamal originally appeared in The Middle East Eye. Just days before World Hijab Day, Quebec’s politicians took aim at Canada’s newly appointed special envoy to combat Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, calling on... read the complete article

External Articles

20 Feb 2023

Sweden: The Quran burning incident is hate speech, not free speech

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Associate Director Mobashra Tazamal originally appeared in The Middle East Eye. This is how it generally follows: some far-right figure looking to garner attention and cause controversy carries out a spectacle... read the complete article

Podcast

14 Feb 2023

Five Islamophobia Questions with Peter Beinart

In the past two decades, there’s been a demonstrable rise in Islamophobia and Antisemitism across the globe. Not only has this manifested in discriminatory and dangerous rhetoric, including the promotion of far-right conspiracy theories by politicians, it has resulted in a number of deadly attacks on Muslim and Jewish communities. read the complete article

External Articles

13 Feb 2023

OPINION – I am not Charlie: Satire and dehumanization of Türkiye earthquake victims

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Anadolu Agency The author is a distinguished visiting professor of international studies and senior researcher at Georgetown University’s The Bridge Initiative. He is also... read the complete article

Factsheet

03 Feb 2023 | Individuals

Factsheet: Giorgia Meloni

IMPACT: Giorgia Meloni was elected Prime Minister of Italy in 2022. In 2012, she co-founded the neo-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), which she has been leading since 2014. Since 2020, she has been the... read the complete article

External Articles

24 Jan 2023

Opinion | Why Is the Far Right Obsessed With Burning the Koran?

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Haaretz. Far-right leader Rasmus Paludan is a serial Koran-burner. In 2019, he staged public burnings of the Muslim holy book in several locations across... read the complete article

External Articles

18 Jan 2023

How Austria Made the Study of Islamophobia a Crime

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Middle East Eye. Operation Luxor was the largest police operation Austria had witnessed since 1945. Targeting alleged terrorists, more than 100 defendants were included in the preliminary investigation... read the complete article

Factsheet

28 Nov 2022 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ednan Aslan

IMPACT: Ednan Aslan is a Turkish-German Professor of Islamic Religious Education at the University of Vienna in Austria. Aslan is frequently interviewed by mainstream media as an expert on Islam and a critical voice on... read the complete article

Report

31 Oct 2022 | Policy/Law

Is a Genocide of Muslims Underway in India?

Over the past decade, India has experienced a dangerous rise in Islamophobia. There are near daily episodes of harassment, public beatings and mob assaults, destruction of property, and lynchings that have created an atmosphere of fear for the country’s 200+ million Muslims. read the complete article

Video

24 Oct 2022 | Event

Mosques Under Threat

In the aftermath of 9/11, there was a drastic increase in Islamophobia with countless cases of harassment and violence against Muslims in western countries. In addition to the attacks against Muslims or those perceived to be Muslim, mosques too became targets of Islamophobic violence. read the complete article