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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

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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

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22 Sep 2017

The Role of Islamophobia in the Upcoming German Federal Election

The Federal Chancellor’s image is currently used as the imagination of the liberal opposite pole in the free world to the right-wing populism of Donald Trump. And she has been in power since 2005, and... read the complete article

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19 Sep 2017

The Global Muslim Brotherhood Conspiracy Theory

The Islamophobic Network In January this year, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill for the second time to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Sen. Cruz was mainly guided in this... read the complete article

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19 Sep 2017

Highlights from 2017 Brookings US-Islamic World Forum

As the city of New York prepared to host the 193-member United Nations convening of the 2017 UN General Assembly, the Big Apple was also hosting hundreds of international participants for the 13thÂ annual 2017 US-Islamic... read the complete article

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05 Sep 2017

Islamophobic Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

Under international law, the concept of “ethnic cleansing” was first officially investigated by the United Nations during the Balkan genocide in the former Yugoslavia during the mid-1990’s. A U.N. commission of experts generally defined the term “ethnic... read the complete article

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21 Aug 2017

The (sexual) Inferiority Complex of White Supremacists: Charlottesville and the Call for ‘White Sharia’

“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist” is a quote from the lifelong and famous anti-racist activist scholar Angela Davis[1]. While many Americans think that President Donald... read the complete article

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04 Aug 2017

Black Muslim Psychology Conference: On Islamophobia and Anti-Blackness

On July 21-22, 2017, the Muslim Wellness Foundation organized the 3rd Annual Black Muslim Psychology Conference (BMPC). This year’s theme was “Leading with Compassion.” The conference “explored the role of leaders in facilitating community healing”... read the complete article

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27 Jul 2017

Pew Study: U.S. Muslims Feel Unwelcome Yet Hopeful

There can be little debate that the election of Donald Trump has disparately impacted millions of women, Latinos, people with disabilities, the LGBT community and many more. Additionally, there are millions of American Muslims who... read the complete article

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08 Jun 2017

What’s Wrong with the ‘March Against Sharia’

On June 10, 2017, ACT for America will host a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is synonymous with violence, oppression, and intolerance — these rallies... read the complete article

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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to Islamophobia.

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

Interactive Timeline: Trump on Muslims & The Muslim Ban

The Role of Islamophobia in the Upcoming German Federal Election

The Global Muslim Brotherhood Conspiracy Theory

Highlights from 2017 Brookings US-Islamic World Forum

Islamophobic Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

The (sexual) Inferiority Complex of White Supremacists: Charlottesville and the Call for ‘White Sharia’

Black Muslim Psychology Conference: On Islamophobia and Anti-Blackness

Pew Study: U.S. Muslims Feel Unwelcome Yet Hopeful

What’s Wrong with the ‘March Against Sharia’