30 Nov 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Stephen Miller

Having worked with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, an organization considered by many to be an anti-Muslim hate group, Stephen Miller now works as a Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump. He shapes policy that directly affects Muslims. read the complete article

17 Sep 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl recently returned to the U.S. Senate, filling the seat of deceased Senator John McCain. Kyl is closely associated with anti-Muslim organizations and individuals. He also used his platform in the Senate to sponsor War on Terror legislation, and held multiple hearings that coupled terrorism to Islam. read the complete article

24 Aug 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Geert Wilders

A prominent politician in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders has decried what he calls the “Islamization” of the Netherlands and advocates a ban on the Qur’an. He believes Islam is a problem and promotes anti-Muslim tropes, namely that Islam is not a religion; it is a totalitarian and violent ideology. His alarmist, discriminatory, and racist rhetoric paints all Muslims as violent individuals who seek to dominate Europe. read the complete article

14 Aug 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Daniel Pipes

Daniel Pipes is an academic and founder of the right-wing think-tank, Middle East Forum. Pipes supports racial profiling and the surveillance of Muslim communities and believes Muslims in the United States seek to infiltrate and overthrow the country. He has spent decades promoting anti-Muslim tropes and has financed numerous activists and organizations that spread misinformation about Muslims and Islam. read the complete article

07 Aug 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Katie Hopkins

Katie Hopkins is a self-described “Christian conservative” English media personality and columnist for multiple media outlets.  She uses her online platforms to spread misinformation and has a history of making anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, and anti-black comments.    read the complete article

13 Jun 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Douglas Murray

Douglas Murray is a British author and serves as Associate Director of the neo-conservative think tank, The Henry Jackson Society. Murray is opposed to Muslim immigration in Europe and laments?  the changing demographics on the continent. He has made statements claiming that violence and terrorism are a direct result of Islam and has advocated a reduction in immigration as the first step to achieving “a bit less Islam.” read the complete article

08 Jun 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Fred Fleitz

Fred Fleitz has been selected as executive security of the National Security Council and chief of staff for National Security Advisor, John Bolton. Fleitz previously served as an intelligence officer in the CIA and Department of State, and worked with the anti-Muslim think-tank, Center for Security Policy. Fleitz has been a strong opponent of a U.S. nuclear deal with Iran and has furthered anti-Muslim conspiracy theories and stereotypes. read the complete article

02 May 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Sam Brownback

The current U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback is the former Governor of Kansas who signed anti-sharia legislation into state law and withdrew Kansas from the federal refugee resettlement program for purported reasons of national security. As a Governor, Brownback also advocated religious freedom at the expense of anti-discrimination laws that protected LGBT Kansans. read the complete article