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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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27 Jun 2023

Italy: Meloni’s Islamophobic policies are pushing Muslims to the margins

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Middle East Eye. Since taking office in October following the general elections, Italian Prime Minister and leading co-founder of the neo-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy),... read the complete article

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02 May 2023

Opinion | How German conservatives are waging a crusade against Muslim civil society

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Middle East Eye. It was one of the latest initiatives of the German conservatives in the midst of the election campaign in 2021: a crusade against organised Muslims... read the complete article

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21 Feb 2023

Quebec: Why are politicians attacking an effort to combat Islamophobia?

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Associate Director Mobashra Tazamal originally appeared in The Middle East Eye. Just days before World Hijab Day, Quebec’s politicians took aim at Canada’s newly appointed special envoy to combat Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, calling on... read the complete article

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20 Feb 2023

Sweden: The Quran burning incident is hate speech, not free speech

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Associate Director Mobashra Tazamal originally appeared in The Middle East Eye. This is how it generally follows: some far-right figure looking to garner attention and cause controversy carries out a spectacle... read the complete article

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13 Feb 2023

OPINION – I am not Charlie: Satire and dehumanization of Türkiye earthquake victims

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez originally appeared in Anadolu Agency The author is a distinguished visiting professor of international studies and senior researcher at Georgetown University’s The Bridge Initiative. He is also... read the complete article