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29 Jan 2026

Selling fear: André Ventura, Chega and the making of Portugal’s far-right

This article was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez and first appeared in Euobserver on the January 26, 2026 For decades, Portugal stood out in western Europe for a notable absence — unlike... read the complete article

11 Mar 2024

The Austrian state’s attack on Muslims shows no sign of easing

This article originally appeared in The Middle East Eye on Marc 10, 2024 and was written by Bridge Initiative Senior Researcher Farid Hafez On 9 November 2020, seven days after a gunman in Vienna had... read the complete article

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

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

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

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