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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
Banning the Hijab in Austria
This article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared on CPD Policy Blog. Christian Democrats in Defense of Religious Freedom It is as if one would fly back in time. In 1995, there was a rare incident in the Austrian Muslim community that attracted unfamiliar public attention. The then-president of the…
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…