It is difficult to know with certainty the regional impact of the 2022 Iranian protest movement. The main reason for this is because these are dark days for the Middle…
Professor Nader Hashemi, a scholar who has consistently written about democracy and human rights about the Middle East and Islam, wrote a report titled "Women, Life, Freedom: A Human Rights…
In Episode 7 of “Unpacking Islamophobia,” our guest is Professor Susan Carland, an Australian Muslim academic and television presenter who specializes on a wide array of topics, including issues related…
The Global Hindu Heritage Foundation (GHHF) is a Frisco, Texas-based Hindu non-profit organization. GHHF supports Hindu nationalist ideology and regularly publishes discriminatory, inflammatory, and intolerant content about Islam and Christianity.
The Global War on Terror (GWoT) is an international military campaign launched by the United States under President George W. Bush following the September 11th, 2001 attacks by Al-Qaeda. Dubbed…
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Nader Hashemi will be joining ACMCU Faculty and Staff as Associate Professor and will be assuming the…
Over the past few years, a number of European governments, especially those led by right-ward leaning parties, have taken aim at academics and activists who call attention to the state’s…
In the first episode of Centre Stage, Dr. John Esposito explores Islam's influence on the US with Soraya Salam. They discuss a variety of topics ranging from the reasons behind…
In Episode six of “Unpacking Islamophobia,” our guest is Amira Elghawaby who is Canada’s first-ever Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia. In the past few years, Canada has experienced more mass…
Join MEMO for a conversation with Professor Khairudin Aljunied as they discuss his latest book 'Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia', which attempts to capture the progressive and pluralistic nature…
ACMCU congratulates Shenila Khoja-Moolji, the Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies, for winning the Luce-American Academy for Religion grant for Advancing Public Scholarship!…
In Episode Five of “Unpacking Islamophobia,” our guest is Kashmiri Muslim journalist, Raqib Hameed Naik, who discusses Hindu nationalism in India and the growing violence and intolerance against the country’s…
Over the course of the twentieth century, Shia Ismaili Muslim communities were repeatedly displaced. How, in the aftermath of these displacements, did they remake their communities? Professor Khoja-Moolji highlights women’s…
In Episode 4 of “Unpacking Islamophobia,” our host Arsalan Iftikhar sits down with Nury Turkel to discuss the China’s ongoing genocide targeting Uyghur and Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, which includes…
Each day, The Bridge Initiative aims to bring you the news you need to know about Islamophobia. Curated daily by a team of expert researchers, Today in Islamophobia sends to your inbox the day’s…
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) made history in 2019 when she became the first African refugee to become a Member of Congress, the first woman of color to represent Minnesota,…
Female Religious Authorities in Shi’i Islam, Past and Present, edited by Mirjam Künkler and Devin J. Stewart, presents the first study, not only in English but also in Middle Eastern…
n this second episode of The Bridge Initiative's Unpacking Islamophobia, Bridge Initiative host Arsalan Iftikhar interviews Peter Beinart, Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New…
