United States Archives - Page 8 of 12

05 Feb 2018

Frank Gaffney, the Muslim Ban and the Supreme Court

In August 2017, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), which describes itself as "the Nation's first truly authentic Judeo-Christian, public interest law firm," filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court in support of... read the complete article

Article

02 Feb 2018

How Russian Bots Instrumentalized Islamophobia (But Don’t Just Blame the Bots)

The role of social media is becoming central to the U.S. Congress’ investigation into whether (and to what extent) a foreign entity interfered with the 2016 presidential election. On October 31st, and November 1, 2017,... read the complete article

Article

19 Dec 2017

Protocols of the Elders of Mecca

The following article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in The Islamic Monthly. The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2017 was a piece of congressional legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that advocates... read the complete article

Article

14 Dec 2017 | Law Enforcement

Does Islamophobia Impact the Underreporting of FBI Hate Crime Data?

Federal Data Collection on Hate Crimes: A History Since its first publication in 1991, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an annual report on hate crime data. The FBI employs the hate crime... read the complete article

Editorial

11 Dec 2017

Donald Trump Has Never Stopped Lying About Muslims

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in HuffPost. It’s been just over two years since then-candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the... read the complete article

Editorial

30 Nov 2017

President Trump’s whole political career has been built on Islamophobia

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in The Washington Post. You know things are bad in your country when the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan praises the president... read the complete article

Article

16 Nov 2017

Anti-Semitism, Homophobia, and Islamophobia: The Rising Far-Right in Poland

November 11 is commonly known as Independence Day in Poland. Government and political leaders usually commemorate the reinstatement of sovereignty at the end of World War I. For political leaders, it is a celebration of... read the complete article

Research

02 Nov 2017

The ‘Allahu Akbar’ Double Standard of Terrorism

One of the worst mass shootings in modern American history recently took place in October 2017 when a white man named Stephen Paddock shot over 500 people (killing 58 of them) during an outdoor concert... read the complete article

Article

22 Oct 2017 | Individuals

Interactive Timeline: Trump on Muslims & The Muslim Ban

In light of ongoing legal challenges to the latest iteration of the Muslim Ban, The Bridge Initiative has compiled an interactive timeline chronicling Trump’s anti-Muslim statements as a public figure, presidential candidate, and as President... read the complete article

Editorial

22 Sep 2017

In Solidarity: The Bridge Initiative’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Incidents at Georgetown

We are deeply disturbed by recent anti-Semitic incidents on our campus, including the anti-Semitic and misogynistic bias incident that took place on September 20th, the eve of Rosh Hashanah and the start of the Jewish... read the complete article