May 21, 2026

Today in Islamophobia

Each day, the Bridge Initiative aims to bring you the news you need to know about Islamophobia. This resource will be updated every weekday at approximately 11:00 AM EST.

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Chinese Techno-Security is Automating Islamophobia .. and Spreading Globally

Currently at least one million Uighur Muslims have been detained in concentration camps in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang (referred to as East Turkestan by the native population). Reasons for imprisonment range from abstaining from alcohol, having a Qur’an in the house, eating breakfast before dawn, or even saying As-Salam Alaikum (peace be upon you), all viewed as ‘suspicious’…

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Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism / Dr. Todd Green

From Georgetown University, this is Voices on Islamophobia, a podcast by the Bridge Initiative. I’m Hannah Sullivan. When it comes to terrorism, there is no category of individuals who are asked to take collective blame for violence more than Muslims. In the United States, every time a perpetrator of an attack is reported to be…