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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
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…
The Role of Islamophobia in the Upcoming German Federal Election
The Federal Chancellor’s image is currently used as the imagination of the liberal opposite pole in the free world to the right-wing populism of Donald Trump. And she has been in power since 2005, and could thus become as long serving Chancellor as Helmut Kohl (1980-1998). Her party, the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU)…
In Solidarity: The Bridge Initiative’s Statement on Anti-Semitic Incidents at Georgetown
We are deeply disturbed by recent anti-Semitic incidents on our campus, including the anti-Semitic and misogynistic bias incident that took place on September 20th, the eve of Rosh Hashanah and the start of the Jewish High Holy Days. The timing of this act is particularly despicable because it indicates that its purpose was to intimidate…