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28 Aug 2017

Nationalists 1st: Trump, Charlottesville, and racists

Donald Trump successfully drew on the many success stories of right-wing populist parties in Europe to win the elections and become president of the United States of America. He used a slogan that has been... read the complete article

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13 Aug 2017

What If Charlottesville Protesters Were Black Muslims?

If you do not believe that there is a “white privilege” double-standard in America today, the only thing that you need to ask yourself in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests is the following question:... read the complete article

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11 Aug 2017

When anti-Semitism and Islamophobia join hands

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Al Jazeera. There was probably a time when the current leader of the Hungarian conservative party, Fidesz, Viktor Orban, was quite grateful... read the complete article

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08 Aug 2017

Mosque Bombed & Trump Doesn’t Care

Let us imagine if we woke up one fine Sunday morning to hear the news of a bombing at a Minnesota church full of white blond-haired parishioners preparing to begin their morning prayers. If that hypothetical scenario did... read the complete article

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17 Feb 2017

What Do Terrorists and the Trump Administration Have In Common?

This article by Bridge Initiative Founder and Director John L. Esposito was originally published in HuffPost. Fear of Islam has become the new normal in American and European popular culture. Islamophobia, prejudice towards or discrimination... read the complete article

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09 Jun 2016

Memories of Muhammad Ali

Bridge Initiative Project Director Dr. John L. Esposito offers the following reflections on Muhammad Ali and the gracious spirit that characterized several of “The Champ’s” interactions with him over the years. From the time I... read the complete article

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01 Jun 2016

In Congress, Race and Religion Pose Challenges to Electability

In the final months, and moments, of former Senator Bob Bennett’s life, he took it upon himself to apologize to Muslims for Donald Trump. During one of his hospitalizations, Senator Bennett asked his wife and... read the complete article

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07 Mar 2016

Is the Hijab “Passive Terrorism?”

Recently, a report exposed a U.S. government white paper that links the hijab to the spread of violent extremism. As first revealed by The Intercept, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory published pseudo-analysis from Tawfik Hamid... read the complete article

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17 Nov 2015

The 10 Best and Worst Responses to the Paris Attacks

Shortly after the series of attacks in Paris that left over 100 people dead, people around the world were taking to the Internet to voice their reactions. The assault, which ISIS claims it carried out,... read the complete article

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02 Sep 2015

“Obama Is a Muslim” and Other Presidential Panics

Once again, Obama’s perceived Muslim identity is in the news. New survey data from a Democratic polling organization claims that half of Republicans (54%) believe Obama is a Muslim. Some have voiced concerns about the poll’s... read the complete article

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Nationalists 1st: Trump, Charlottesville, and racists

What If Charlottesville Protesters Were Black Muslims?

When anti-Semitism and Islamophobia join hands

Mosque Bombed & Trump Doesn’t Care

What Do Terrorists and the Trump Administration Have In Common?

Memories of Muhammad Ali

In Congress, Race and Religion Pose Challenges to Electability

Is the Hijab “Passive Terrorism?”

The 10 Best and Worst Responses to the Paris Attacks

“Obama Is a Muslim” and Other Presidential Panics