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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
Some of the Best Responses to Islamophobia in 2016
We’ve compiled some of our favorite examples, which include hardhitting journalism, socially-conscious satire, and moving social media videos that helped shed light on Islamophobia in 2016.
Protocols of the Elders of Mecca
The following article by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in The Islamic Monthly. The Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2017 was a piece of congressional legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that advocates for the Muslim Brotherhood to be labeled a “foreign terrorist organization” (or FTO) by the U.S. State Department. Not to…
Why secularism secures Islam’s independence in Europe
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in Daily Sabah. There is no proof of the link between the numerous terrorist attacks in Belgium over the last few years and a very conservative interpretation of Islam, which is especially propagated by the literalist Salafi school, also known as Wahhabism, mainly originating from…