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02 Nov 2017

Post-election Austria: A New Era for the Institutionalization of Islamophobia?

This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in The New Turkey. Unsurprisingly, Austria’s national parliamentary elections ended up in a strong vote for the right. With a fulminant participation of... read the complete article

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25 Sep 2017

October elections in Austria: Beware of Islamophobes

With the campaign for elections to the Austrian National Council in full swing, a gloomy picture is already emerging on the issue of Islam. Since 2008, Austria′s Muslim population, largely made up of low-skilled workers,... read the complete article

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22 Sep 2017

In Solidarity: The Bridge Initiative’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Incidents at Georgetown

We are deeply disturbed by recent anti-Semitic incidents on our campus, including the anti-Semitic and misogynistic bias incident that took place on September 20th, the eve of Rosh Hashanah and the start of the Jewish... read the complete article

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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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Post-election Austria: A New Era for the Institutionalization of Islamophobia?

October elections in Austria: Beware of Islamophobes

In Solidarity: The Bridge Initiative’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Incidents at Georgetown

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