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26 Apr 2019 | Politics

The Tories have an Islamophobia problem

Anti-Muslim sentiment is rife in the UK’s Conservative Party, from disparaging comments on social media platforms to political campaigns. Despite the overwhelming evidence, the party’s leadership has failed to take the necessary steps in addressing its... read the complete article

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23 Apr 2019

U.S: religious freedom for all?

Are Muslims facing a new age of judicial deprivation? Is the United States reneging on its promise of religious freedom as enshrined in the First Amendment? Two religious discrimination claims filed at the Supreme Court,... read the complete article

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29 Mar 2019

Making sense of the New Zealand terrorist attacks

It was Thursday night in Washington, D.C., when I took a cab to my hotel room and read the first news articles about the terrorist attacks in New Zealand. In the fast-moving nature of our... read the complete article

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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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Commentary on today’s most pressing issues in the U.S. and around the world.

The Tories have an Islamophobia problem

U.S: religious freedom for all?

Making sense of the New Zealand terrorist attacks

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