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The Bridge Initiative is a multi-year research project on Islamophobia housed in Georgetown University.
The Bridge Initiative aims to disseminate original and accessible research, offers engaging analysis and commentary on contemporary issues, and hosts a wide repository of educational resources to inform the general public about Islamophobia.
Research & Resources
Mapping Attacks Against Muslims
Heading: Mapping Attacks Against Muslims | The Bridge Initiative Published July 8 2015 Interactive map of the United States showing number of attacks on Muslims between November 1 2014 and July 1 2015 Subheading: 52 Attacks Since November 1, 2014 Number of attacks by state in no particular order. These incidents were compiled by The…
Canada’s “Barbaric Practices” Law Mirrors American Campaigns to Ban Sharia
Last week, Canada’s Parliament passed the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act.” Proposed by of Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, it will criminalize forced marriages and ban honor killings. On its face, this law seems to be something that everyone can—and should—get behind. But a closer look at the text of the law,…
Under New Anti-Terrorism Law, UK Schools Target Muslim Students
Back in 2010, Representative Louie Gohmert spoke out on the House floor about an overlooked threat to American national security: “terror babies.” Muslim infants born in the United States to immigrant parents, he believed, would be taken overseas and radicalized. “And then one day, twenty, thirty years down the road,” he said, “they can be sent in to…