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05 Feb 2019

Muslim Congresswomen Face Islamophobic Dog-Whistles

Political trailblazers like Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made history during the 2018 midterm elections by becoming the first two female Muslim members of Congress. Since that time, we have also seen... read the complete article

Factsheet

05 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Sebastian Gorka

Sebastian Gorka is a contributor at Sinclair TV, who previously worked for FOX News and served as the Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump. Gorka supports religious profiling, has targeted Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups, and has publicly worn a medal affiliated with a Nazi-linked Hungarian group. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Asra Nomani

A self-described Muslim reformer, Asra Nomani has supported policies that target Muslims as suspects on the basis of their religious identity. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Organizations

Factsheet: ACT for America

ACT for America is the largest anti-Muslim organization in the United States, which has led campaigns to ban sharia. The group has boasted a “direct line” to the White House through its connections with Republican lawmakers and other politicians. read the complete article

Factsheet

30 Nov 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Stephen Miller

Having worked with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, an organization considered by many to be an anti-Muslim hate group, Stephen Miller now works as a Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump. He shapes policy that directly affects Muslims. read the complete article

Editorial

21 Sep 2018

Why is Europe Obsessed with Female Muslim Clothing?

A few years back, British superstar celebrity chef Nigella Lawson made global headlines because she decided to wear a full-body modest black wetsuit (aka “burkini”) to an Australian beach as paparazzi clicked away. Internet commentators... read the complete article

Article

21 Sep 2018

The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance

This article by Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in The Daily Sabah. Many Muslims still remember the killing of a pregnant Muslim woman in a German court based on anti-Muslim motivation. On July... read the complete article

Article

17 Sep 2018

The Far Right in Europe: How promising is Steve Bannon’s European organization ‘The Movement’?

Bannon’s global agenda “Patriots of the world, unite!” were the words of Steve Bannon speaking to the delegates of the Front National’s (today Rassemblement National) party convention in Lille in March 2018. Saying this, Bannon... read the complete article

Factsheet

17 Sep 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl recently returned to the U.S. Senate, filling the seat of deceased Senator John McCain. Kyl is closely associated with anti-Muslim organizations and individuals. He also used his platform in the Senate to sponsor War on Terror legislation, and held multiple hearings that coupled terrorism to Islam. read the complete article

Article

10 Sep 2018

Is ACT for America really a grassroots organization?

Isabelle Canaan recently completed her MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) at the University of Oxford. Her Masters thesis explored social movement trajectory, employing a case study of ACT for America. Using interview and primary source data,... read the complete article