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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
Tommy Robinson, Islamophobia, and the Global Far-Right Movement
When it comes to Islamophobia, aren’t far-right narratives really just mainstream? Within a span of two months, central London experienced two violent rallies in support of imprisoned British anti-Muslim and anti-immigration activist, Tommy Robinson.  The second demonstration held on Saturday, July 15th 2018, involved hundreds of demonstrators and merged with Pro-Trump supporters, as the weekend…
Kicking Islamophobia: France, the World Cup & the enduring Problem of Racism
This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on the Islamophobia Research & Documentation project’s website. Let me admit something before starting these lines of thought. Like most soccer games before, I have not watched a single soccer game of this year’s World Cup. By my own biography, I was hoping for an African or South American…
