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08 Apr 2019

The ‘Far-Right Poster Boy’ that received Funds from the New Zealand Terrorist

A NYT article put the spotlight on Europe’s far right or more specifically on Martin Sellner, whom they called a “poster boy of Europe’s new far right.” Mr. Sellner, a leading figure of the Identitarian Movement in... read the complete article

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05 Apr 2019

NaMo

In India today, Hindu nationalism isn’t a fringe idea; it is the new political reality. The BJP’s ultimate aim is to reshape national identity to create a India of and for Hindus, even if it means rewriting history. read the complete article

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04 Mar 2019 | Policy/Law

Islamophobia and the Battlefield of Education

Recently, the Washington Post ran a story on a Christian student who challenged a school history lesson on Islam but lost in court. The high school junior had refused to complete a history lesson on... read the complete article

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17 Jan 2019 | Law Enforcement

A people forgotten: The Rohingya

For much of the last century, the story of the Rohingya has been one of a people fleeing forces beyond their control. The genocide that took our Facebook feeds by storm didn’t materialize out of... read the complete article

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12 Jan 2019 | Law Enforcement

China justifies its Concentration Camps using “War on Terror” discourse

China has adopted and intensified Islamophobia, identifying the practice of Islam as extremist and the root cause of terrorism, to justify repressive measures aimed at erasing the Uighur Muslim identity. As a result of the... read the complete article

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11 Jan 2019

The Clarion Project Has a “Preventing Violent Extremism” Program

On December 18, 2018, the Clarion Project, an organization with a long history of promoting anti-Muslim misinformation and conspiracy theories, published an article titled, “PVE vs CVE — What’s the Difference?” The piece, authored by... read the complete article

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29 Nov 2018

The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia

The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia “Hitler attacked the Jews because… he didn’t have a problem with the Jews at all. But the people didn’t like the Jews… so if the people thought…... read the complete article

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29 Nov 2018

The Synergy of Bigotry in Europe

Successful Islamophobic politics in Central Europe Currently, Islamophobic policies have strong support in Central and Eastern Europe. With the young Sebastian Kurz as chancellor of a coalition government formed by right-wing Freedom Party and the... read the complete article

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28 Nov 2018

New German Initiative unites Islamophobes and cultural Muslims

This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on Anadolu Agency. SALZBURG Just at the height of electoral success of the most anti-racist (in terms of its program) Green party in... read the complete article

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21 Sep 2018

The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance

This article by Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in The Daily Sabah. Many Muslims still remember the killing of a pregnant Muslim woman in a German court based on anti-Muslim motivation. On July... read the complete article

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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to Islamophobia.

The ‘Far-Right Poster Boy’ that received Funds from the New Zealand Terrorist

NaMo

Islamophobia and the Battlefield of Education

A people forgotten: The Rohingya

China justifies its Concentration Camps using “War on Terror” discourse

The Clarion Project Has a “Preventing Violent Extremism” Program

The Trump Campaign Weaponized Data to Exploit Prejudice and Islamophobia

The Synergy of Bigotry in Europe

New German Initiative unites Islamophobes and cultural Muslims

The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance