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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
The silent murder of Walter Lübcke
On June 2 this year, Walter Lübcke, a regional politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), was found dead in his home. Lübcke was found with a bullet wound in the head, suggesting a sniper had shot him on the veranda of his private residence. The long-time politician and president of the regional council of…
Don’t Sell to Muslims!
Recently, a Palestinian family that fled from Gaza and moved to Austria in 2010 made the news. The father, an instructor in English language at the University for Teachers in Gaza , had moved to Vienna and successfully opened a restaurant. The family, with nine children, wanted to purchase a new home and decided to…
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’…