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25 Jan 2024

Protesting Germany’s far-right: Fear of Africanization, Orientalization and Islamization

This article originally appeared in Anadolu Ajenci (AA) on January 24, 2024 and was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez The author has been the Class of 1955 Distinguished Visiting Professor of International... read the complete article

18 Jan 2024

German rebuff of Gaza ‘genocide’ case also has roots in Namibia

This article originally appeared in the EU Observer on January 18, 2024 and was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez The world has now witnessed more than 100 days of war in Gaza... read the complete article

04 Dec 2023

4 Criminalising Critical Scholarship: Austria’s Inteligence Service and Islamophobia Studies

This article was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez and appears in the book Disentangling Jihad, Political Violence and Media, published by Edinburgh University Press in 2023. In the article “Criminalising Critical Scholarship:... read the complete article

15 Nov 2023

OPINION – European governments fighting antisemitism with Islamophobia

This article first appeared in Anadolu Agency on November 15, 2023 and was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez ISTANBUL Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin. European leaders’ attempt... read the complete article

26 Oct 2023

What is Islamophobia?

This article was written by Bridge Initiative Associate Director Mobashra Tazamal and appears in NeighborlyFaith in October of 2023. As a researcher on Islamophobia, I have spent years monitoring and analyzing anti-Muslim racism, investigating how... read the complete article