Bridge Initiative Team, Author at Bridge Initiative

20 Oct 2022

Five Questions with Dr. John L Esposito

In our first episode of “Unpacking Islamophobia,” host Arsalan Iftikhar sits down with Dr. John L. Esposito who discusses the roots of Islamophobia, its impacts on Muslims and non-Muslims, the role of the media in promoting anti-Muslim racism, and what the future looks like if things go unchanged. read the complete article

Factsheet

11 Oct 2022 | Individuals

Factsheet: Susanne Raab

IMPACT: Susanne Raab is the current Minister of Women and Integration of Austria. She joined the government of Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian People’s Party, which was responsible for many anti-Muslim legislations that have meanwhile... read the complete article

Video

20 Sep 2022 | Event

Genocide and the Ongoing Persecution of Rohingya Muslims

Earlier this year, the U.S. government declared Myanmar’s mass killing of the Rohingya Muslim population to be a “genocide”. This designation comes 6 years after the first incidence of mass violence was carried out by Myanmar’s military against the long-persecuted and marginalized community. read the complete article

External Articles

19 May 2022

Austria’s Operation Luxor: Anti-terrorism or Islamophobia?

Bridge Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Farid Hafez was interviewed in this May 18, 2022 documentary by Al Jazeera. “Operation Luxor: Anti-terrorism or Islamophobia?” investigates the November 2020 dawn police raids in Austria, which targeted the homes of nearly... read the complete article

External Articles

16 May 2022

Statement: Mass shooting targeting Black Americans in Buffalo, NY

The May 14, 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York is a horrific tragedy. The Bridge Initiative sends our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those whose lives have been taken. We grieve... read the complete article

External Articles

18 Apr 2022

Update on Austria’s targeting of Prof. Farid Hafez

A statement by leading academic scholars and lawyers previously expressed their deep concern about the Austrian government’s use of counter-terrorism powers to target prominent Islamophobia expert Professor Farid Hafez. Following Austria’s largest ever peacetime police raids on 11 November... read the complete article

Video

11 Apr 2022 | Event

Islamophobia in France: 2022 presidential elections and the criminalization of Muslim civil society

In this panel discussion, Bridge Senior Research Fellow Mobashra Tazamal speaks with Rim-Sarah Alouane, Marwan Muhammad, and Dr. Alain Gabon on Islamophobia in France and its Impact on French Muslim civil society. read the complete article

Video

02 Mar 2022 | Educational

What is Islamophobia?

This short animated video answers the question "what is Islamophobia?" It explains that Islamophobia is anti-Muslim racism and considers how it operates, who it effects, what its impacts are, how it is enabled, and how we can challenge it. read the complete article

Video

24 Feb 2022 | Event

Innocent Until Proven Muslim

In Innocent until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11, Dr. Maha Hilal tells the powerful story of two decades of the War on Terror, exploring how the official narrative has justified the creation of a sprawling apparatus of state violence that is rooted in Islamophobia and excused its worst abuses. read the complete article

Factsheet

01 Feb 2022

Factsheet: Karl Nehammer

IMPACT: Karl Nehammer is the current Chancellor of Austria. Three days prior to being sworn in as Chancellor on December 6, 2021, he became the managing chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Previously, he served as the Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021, General Secretary of the ÖVP from 2018 to 2020, and a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. He has been a key figure in supporting anti-Muslim policies. read the complete article