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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
Islamophobia and move towards authoritarianism
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Andolu Agency. While most far-right political parties are still in opposition, some have gained major influence by becoming governing parties, as the Austrian, Bulgarian, and Finnish cases indicate. More than that, the politics of the far-right receives wide appreciation, even among center-right…
Legalizing Othering
Two Islamophobic Hawks in the Trump Administration In a week from now, John Bolton will become National Security Advisor of the United States. This is just another pick of an Islamophobe to get a high-ranking influential political position. Meanwhile, Mike Pompeo was just nominated as Secretary of State (confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin this…
Reviewing a Year of Islamophobia in Europe
Forty scholars, among them some anti-racist civil society activists, from various European countries have produced the annual European Islamophobia Report (EIR), which is published by SETA and will be released on April 1, 2018. For 2017, 33 countries – seven more than in 2016 – are covered. The report includes all EU member states except…