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22 Dec 2023

State-sponsored hate: How Islamophobia shapes US support for Israel’s actions in Gaza

This article first appeared in The New Arab on December 20, 2023 and was written by Bridge Associate Director, Mobashra Tazamal. From television screens to the halls of Congress, Americans have been drip-fed a steady... read the complete article

06 Nov 2023

Israel-Palestine war: Germany’s march to illiberalism in the name of defending Israel

This article first appeared in The Middle East Eye on November 6, 2023 and was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez Germany’s stance towards the war in Gaza is clear: “In such difficult... read the complete article

18 Sep 2023

Opinion-France’s obsession with Muslim women’s bodies

This article was published by AA on September 17, 2023 and features Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez The Fifth French Republic is continuing to be haunted by racism. Following the death of Nahel M.,... read the complete article

14 Sep 2023

Understanding Islamophobia across the Global North and South in the War on Terror

This article was published by Jadaliyya on September 14, 2023 and features Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez In the fall of 2022, the authors of this article published an edited book exploring the rise... read the complete article

28 Aug 2023

Will Denmark ban the burning of the Quran?

This article was published by Al Jazeera on August 27, 2023 and features Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez It is a controversial bill that could deepen political divisions in Denmark. The proposal to ban the... read the complete article

27 Jul 2023

Silencing Muslim voices: France’s authoritarian security state

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in EU Observer. On 24 July, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom issued an alarming policy briefing on religious freedom concerns in the European Union at... read the complete article