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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
For Sri Lanka’s Muslims, the Easter bombing anniversary marks a year of scapegoating and persecution
Originally published by The New Arab on April 17, 2020. On 21 April, 2019, as Sri Lanka’s 1.5 million Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, bombs ripped through churches and hotels in Colombo, Negombo, and Batticaloa, killing at least 350 and injuring hundreds. When the little known National Towheed Jamaat claimed responsibility for the attacks, Sri Lanka had a choice to make. The government…
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…