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18 Mar 2019

Fox News: a megaphone for anti-Muslim hatred

In her March 9 segment, Fox’s Jeanine Pirro questioned Congresswoman’s Ilhan Omar loyalty, stating: “Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59, tells women to cover so they won’t get... read the complete article

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04 Mar 2019

Pakistan & Saudi Arabia Throw China’s Muslims Under the Bus

Most people know that Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s two holiest cities- Mecca & Medina- and that the country of Pakistan is the second most populous Muslim country in the world. Having said that,... read the complete article

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26 Feb 2019

How Chinese Is Western Islamophobia?

For months now, global media have been discussing and revealing China’s treatment of Muslims and its justification of the internment camps for Muslims as a measure in the “War on Terror.” At the heart of... read the complete article

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05 Feb 2019

Muslim Congresswomen Face Islamophobic Dog-Whistles

Political trailblazers like Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made history during the 2018 midterm elections by becoming the first two female Muslim members of Congress. Since that time, we have also seen... read the complete article

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21 Sep 2018

Why is Europe Obsessed with Female Muslim Clothing?

A few years back, British superstar celebrity chef Nigella Lawson made global headlines because she decided to wear a full-body modest black wetsuit (aka “burkini”) to an Australian beach as paparazzi clicked away. Internet commentators... read the complete article

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04 Sep 2018

Sweden’s ’Moderate’ Far Right Has a Nazi Problem

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Haaretz. Sweden, a strong welfare state, has traditionally been a society where opposition to racism is instinctively considered part of decent conduct.... read the complete article

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04 Sep 2018

Austria’s next Islamophobic policy: Banning the hijab in kindergarten

This op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Daily Sabah. When the Christian-democratic conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) together with the right-wing populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) formed a coalition government last December... read the complete article

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29 Aug 2018

Chemnitz: Germany’s urgent cry to fight racism

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Anadolu Agency. The grossly dehumanizing act of hounding people who look ‘different’ has to be evaluated at the backdrop not only of... read the complete article

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25 Jul 2018

Kicking Islamophobia: France, the World Cup & the enduring Problem of Racism

This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on the Islamophobia Research & Documentation project’s website. Let me admit something before starting these lines of thought. Like most soccer games before, I have not watched... read the complete article

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11 May 2018

“Roseanne” Attempts to Address Islamophobia. A Few Thoughts.

On May 8, 2018, the seventh episode of the “Roseanne” reboot aired on ABC. The premise of the episode, according to “Roseanne” co-executive producer, Dave Caplan, was a “comeuppance” for real-life Roseanne Barr’s “own bias”... read the complete article

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Fox News: a megaphone for anti-Muslim hatred

Pakistan & Saudi Arabia Throw China’s Muslims Under the Bus

How Chinese Is Western Islamophobia?

Muslim Congresswomen Face Islamophobic Dog-Whistles

Why is Europe Obsessed with Female Muslim Clothing?

Sweden’s ’Moderate’ Far Right Has a Nazi Problem

Austria’s next Islamophobic policy: Banning the hijab in kindergarten

Chemnitz: Germany’s urgent cry to fight racism

Kicking Islamophobia: France, the World Cup & the enduring Problem of Racism

“Roseanne” Attempts to Address Islamophobia. A Few Thoughts.