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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
COVID-19’s Impact on Persecuted Muslims Worldwide
The current coronavirus pandemic has forced our entire human race to adjust to a “new normal” of quarantine lifestyles around the globe. At the same time, we must not forget that there are also millions of persecuted people around the world, including those facing ethnic cleansing campaigns in China, Myanmar, and India, whose plight is…
Islamophobia Has No Place in the Fight Against COVID-19
Originally published by Truthout.org on April 14, 2020. From politics to social media, Muslims or anything associated with Islam (whether correctly or not) are dehumanized as objects against which to measure the intensity or severity of all things negative and threatening. Such comparisons reinforce conscious and subconscious biases, and prime society and lawmakers to implement…
Racism and the Terrorist Attacks in Hanau, Germany
On 19 February, 43-year-old Tobias Rathjen killed nine people of color at two shisha bars in Hanau, a small city near Frankfurt. He then returned home, killed his own mother and, finally, committed suicide. Before the attacks, Rathjen had followed in the footsteps of other white supremacist terrorists, including Anders Behring Breivik and more recently…