The Bridge Initiative

Muslim Students Belong Here: A Response to Hateful Rhetoric on Campus

At the Cambridge Disinformation Summit, Bridge Associate Director @mobbiemobes took part in this panel discussion on digital hate and harms to targeted communities, specifically focusing on disinformation as it relates to Islamophobia: youtube.com/watch?v=wgrIHx…

Councillors in Walsall have united against hatred after anti-Islamic graffiti was sprayed near graves at Streetly Cemetery. 12 members condemned the vandalism, which was discovered in the early hours on March 20, the day Muslims were set to celebrate Eid. buff.ly/qxq27h6

.@CAIRnational urged Harvard to discipline the Harvard Republican Club over a social media post criticizing a campus Eid celebration, arguing that the post singled out Muslim students and contributed to a hostile campus climate. buff.ly/HWCzRE5

The analysis of voter deletions across West Bengal shows that Muslims have been disproportionately affected by the SIR exercise, mainly in districts where they constitute a high percentage of the population and could sway the election buff.ly/qZlZFNf

Keith Wolverson was suspended multiple times for misconduct and 'disengaged entirely' with the regulatory process buff.ly/Cd7wYLI

The letter said environment, Muslim-led & racial justice orgs already faced disproportionate scrutiny & were subjected to heightened regulatory pressure & reputational attacks that marginalised diverse voices & posed an existential threat to orgs buff.ly/7AlKLze

A civil petition calling for the total suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement for alleged war crimes has reached one million signatures across all 27 member states. buff.ly/ZRuXulM

Augustine said wars should only be waged in order to defend against aggression or protect the innocent, with the intention of restoring a state of peace and never out of a desire for cruelty. Those criteria, with updates, remain Catholic doctrine. buff.ly/AjYnwLR

Figures show that Black women are three times as likely to die during pregnancy or in the postnatal period. In Asian women, mortality rates are 1.3 times what they are for white women. buff.ly/6eNivsG

Denmark’s 2025 National Action Plan Against Racism remains flawed by its exclusion of Islamophobia: buff.ly/u7g3pE7

A Palestinian community member labelled a "Hamas sympathiser" and told to "go die in Gaza", a Jewish student met with classroom desks formed into a swastika on Year 12 muck-up day, a Muslim girl bullied for wearing a hijab to school... buff.ly/QhA6UQD

“God desires peace for every nation: a peace that is not merely an absence of conflict, but one that is an expression of justice and dignity,” the pope said. americamagazine.org/vatican-dispat…

Report by @Planet_Deb focuses on MAGA influencer & conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who, despite issuing slurs & rants against India & Indians on SM, has masterfully recast herself as an advocate for “Hindu people” against the “brutalities of Islam.” buff.ly/AEsZbDy

Kris Seals, a Brookfield alderman, has resigned following public outcry over anti-Muslim social media posts he made. Though he initially resisted calls for his resignation, he has since backpedaled and apologized for his comments: buff.ly/TU2r9FG

Following an eight-day trial in Birmingham County Court in December 2025, judge James Tindal ruled on 2 April that Arif’s Muslim faith had been “weaponised” against him in a decision not to select him as a candidate for the local election. buff.ly/GphsxlB

Reform UK has been urged to cut ties with Howard Raymond Dini, one of its local election candidates in West London, over a series of Islamophobic posts on his social media accounts, including one that called for a mass shooting of Muslims. mylondon.news/news/west-lond…

The report focuses on celebrity MAGA influencer & conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer who, despite issuing slurs & rants against India & Indians on SM, has masterfully recast herself as an advocate for “Hindu people” against the “brutalities of Islam” toda.org/publications/p…

"Muslims are routinely dehumanized. Laws have been enacted to strip Muslims of their Indian citizenship. Worryingly, the violent, widespread, and systematic targeting of Muslims is being orchestrated with the active support of state institutions." buff.ly/6KNKBs0

Kris Seals, the Brookfield alderman who initially refused requests to step down following backlash over LinkedIn comments he made referencing violence against Muslims and others, has decided to resign after all. buff.ly/RAafMOz

Victoria Police has completed its preliminary investigation into an alleged Islamophobic attack where a man allegedly threatened to kill community members, and is weighing up what charges could be laid. buff.ly/esBJUN3