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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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17 Sep 2018

The Far Right in Europe: How promising is Steve Bannon’s European organization ‘The Movement’?

Bannon’s global agenda “Patriots of the world, unite!” were the words of Steve Bannon speaking to the delegates of the Front National’s (today Rassemblement National) party convention in Lille in March 2018. Saying this, Bannon... read the complete article

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10 Sep 2018

Is ACT for America really a grassroots organization?

Isabelle Canaan recently completed her MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) at the University of Oxford. Her Masters thesis explored social movement trajectory, employing a case study of ACT for America. Using interview and primary source data,... read the complete article

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27 Aug 2018

Stop Ignoring Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims

The Economist magazine once said that the Rohingya people in Myanmar are “the most persecuted people in the world” and more than 7 Nobel Peace Prize winners have publicly stated that Rohingya Muslims are facing a “textbook case of... read the complete article

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08 Aug 2018

The Axis of the Right: Europe’s New Isolationist Front

This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on Qantara.de. Europe is shifting to the right. Border security and isolation increasingly dominate the migration policies of the European Union. At a national... read the complete article

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06 Aug 2018

Banning the Hijab in Austria

This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on CPD Policy Blog. Christian Democrats in Defense of Religious Freedom It is as if one would fly back in time. In... read the complete article

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01 Aug 2018

Tommy Robinson, Islamophobia, and the Global Far-Right Movement

When it comes to Islamophobia, aren’t far-right narratives really just mainstream? Within a span of two months, central London experienced two violent rallies in support of imprisoned British anti-Muslim and anti-immigration activist, Tommy Robinson. The... read the complete article

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18 May 2018

Austria’s Shift to Authoritarian Islam Politics

This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on the SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research’s website. While Austria was long known for its inclusion into the polity of... read the complete article

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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to 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

The Far Right in Europe: How promising is Steve Bannon’s European organization ‘The Movement’?

Is ACT for America really a grassroots organization?

Stop Ignoring Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims

The Axis of the Right: Europe’s New Isolationist Front

Banning the Hijab in Austria

Tommy Robinson, Islamophobia, and the Global Far-Right Movement

Austria’s Shift to Authoritarian Islam Politics