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The Bridge Initiative is a multi-year research project on Islamophobia housed in Georgetown University

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Factsheet

05 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani admitted to working with Donald Trump to make his proposed ban on Muslims legal. As mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani employed undercover agents to spy on mosques and continues to support practices of profiling and surveillance of Muslims. read the complete article

Factsheet

05 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Robert Spencer

Though less well-known than his colleague, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer heads anti-Muslim organizations and is one of the leading writers who claims Islam promotes violence. Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon considers him an expert on Islam. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Nonie Darwish

A writer who has frequent speaking engagements across the US, Nonie Darwish has numerous affiliations with anti-Muslim organizations, has made false claims about Islam, and has called for Islam to be “annihilated.” read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Maajid Nawaz

Maajid Nawaz is a British activist, author, and critic of “Islamism.” He co-founded the controversial Quilliam Foundation. Nawaz has been closely affiliated with individuals and organizations that promote anti-Muslim views. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Kris Kobach

Kris Kobach is the architect of NSEERS, a Bush administration program that registered male immigrants from mainly Muslim-majority countries. Given his advisory role to President Trump, many civil rights groups worry about his desire to have this program, which they consider discriminatory, reinstated. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Kellyanne Conway

Before working as a spokesperson for the Trump administration, Kellyanne Conway worked with the Center for Security Policy to produce a misleading survey on American Muslim public opinion. The poll was later used by Donald Trump to justify his “Muslim ban” proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: John Bennett

Congressman John Bennett believes Islam is a political ideology that needs to be “cut out” of the United States. Bennett has worked with anti-Muslim organizations, including the Center for Security Policy and ACT for America. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Gen. Michael Flynn

Gen. Michael Flynn, who asserts that “fear of Muslims is rational,” spreads falsified claims about Muslims, and supports a group considered by many to be an anti-Muslim organization, serves in Donald Trump’s cabinet as National Security Advisor. read the complete article