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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
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…
Does Islamophobia Impact the Underreporting of FBI Hate Crime Data?
Federal Data Collection on Hate Crimes: A History Since its first publication in 1991, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an annual report on hate crime data. The FBI employs the hate crime definition as established in the Hate Crime Statistics Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990: “crimes that manifest evidence…
Donald Trump Has Never Stopped Lying About Muslims
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Arsalan Iftikhar originally appeared in HuffPost. It’s been just over two years since then-candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” It’s not quite 11 months since his administration first announced the institution of a travel ban on visitors from…