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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
Post-election Austria: A New Era for the Institutionalization of Islamophobia?
This op-ed by Bridge Initiative Senior Research Fellow Farid Hafez originally appeared in The New Turkey. Unsurprisingly, Austria’s national parliamentary elections ended up in a strong vote for the right. With a fulminant participation of 80 percent of the electorate, nearly 58 percent of Austrian voters gave their vote to the center-right People’s Party (31…
Interactive Timeline: Trump on Muslims & The Muslim Ban
In light of ongoing legal challenges to the latest iteration of the Muslim Ban, The Bridge Initiative has compiled an interactive timeline chronicling Trump’s anti-Muslim statements as a public figure, presidential candidate, and as President of the United States. The timeline features media clips from interviews and campaign appearances, and remarks related to Muslims and…
October elections in Austria: Beware of Islamophobes
With the campaign for elections to the Austrian National Council in full swing, a gloomy picture is already emerging on the issue of Islam. Since 2008, Austria′s Muslim population, largely made up of low-skilled workers, has felt its views to be adequately represented by the Social Democratic-led grand coalition government. In 2011, however, saw a…