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5 Islamophobia Questions with Rep. Ilhan Omar
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…
March 16, 2023
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Podcast | Five Questions with Peter Beinart
n this second episode of The Bridge Initiative's Unpacking Islamophobia, Bridge Initiative host Arsalan Iftikhar interviews Peter Beinart, Professor of Journalism and Political…
February 14, 2023
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Secularism and Sinicization: two concepts used to eradicate Muslim identity
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January 27, 2023
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How Austria Made the Study of Islamophobia a Crime
Operation Luxor was the largest police operation Austria had witnessed since 1945. Targeting alleged terrorists, more than 100 defendants were included in the preliminary…
January 19, 2023
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2022 Islamophobia in Review: China
In 2022, China’s repression against Uyghur Muslims continued. There was growing international concern over the use of forced labor in the camps and how the international supply…
January 9, 2023
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2022 Islamophobia in Review: Europe
2022 was another turbulent year for Europe. There were a number of elections, and new heads of state were chosen in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. A new refugee crisis…
January 3, 2023
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Western Double Standards & 2022 Fifa Qatar World Cup
The recent controversies surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup revolve around an ongoing orientalist lens where Western pundits still continue to view the greater Muslim world…
December 12, 2022
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On The Politicization of Muslim Women’s Bodies
The politicization of women’s bodies has been a fixture in nation-building. Throughout history, women’s bodies have been used as political and ideological battlegrounds, upon…
December 1, 2022
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Factsheet: Ednan Aslan
IMPACT: Ednan Aslan is a Turkish-German Professor of Islamic Religious Education at the University of Vienna in Austria. Aslan is frequently interviewed by mainstream media as an…
November 28, 2022
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Criminalizing Muslim Agency in Europe: The Case of ‘Political Islam’ in Austria, Germany, and France
This article discusses the emergence of a discourse on ‘political Islam’ in the policy circles of European elites. It interprets this discourse on one hand as a manifestation…
November 18, 2022