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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
Pakistan & Saudi Arabia Throw China’s Muslims Under the Bus
Most people know that Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s two holiest cities- Mecca & Medina- and that the country of Pakistan is the second most populous Muslim country in the world. Having said that, however, it should collectively shock our global conscience that the respective leaders of these two Muslim-majority states recently refused to…
How Chinese Is Western Islamophobia?
For months now, global media have been discussing and revealing China’s treatment of Muslims and its justification of the internment camps for Muslims as a measure in the “War on Terror.” At the heart of this campaign stands the attempt to erase any sign of Islamic religious identity in the Communist People’s Republic. Authorities in…
Muslim Congresswomen Face Islamophobic Dog-Whistles
Political trailblazers like Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) made history during the 2018 midterm elections by becoming the first two female Muslim members of Congress. Since that time, we have also seen a rise in dog-whistle Islamophobia against these two first-term Congresswomen because they challenge status quo conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill….