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| − | [[File:Stop Islamization of America.png|right|thumb|250px|All that is left of the [[Stop Islamization of America]] website the vehicle of [[Robert Spencer]] and [[Pamela Geller]], as of 11 August 2011.]] | + | [[File:Stop Islamization of America.png|right|thumb|250px|All that is left of the [[Stop Islamization of America]] website the vehicle of [[Robert Spencer]] and [[Pamela Geller]], as of 11 August 2011.]][[Stop Islamization of America]], also called the [[American Freedom Defense Initiative]], is an American anti-[[Islam]]<ref name="NYT">Anne Barnard and Alan Feuer[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05EEDB113CF933A25753C1A9669D8B63&scp=3&st=cse&pagewanted=all Outraged, And Outrageous] ''The New York Times'' October 10, 2010</ref> organization. It is led by [[Pamela Geller]] and [[Robert Spencer]], and was founded in 2010 at the request of [[Anders Gravers]], the leader of [[Stop Islamisation of Europe]], of which it is the American affiliate. It gained attention from its vocal opposition to the construction of [[Park51]].<ref name="NYT"/> |
| + | It is labeled as a hate group by the [[Anti-Defamation League]]<ref>[http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/sioa.htm Extremism: Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA)] Anti-Defamation League, September 14, 2010, access date 2011-02-25</ref> and the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]].<ref>Corky Siemaszko [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/02/25/2011-02-25_southern_poverty_law_center_lists_antiislamic_nyc_blogger_pamela_geller_follower.html Southern Poverty Law Center lists anti-Islamic NYC blogger Pamela Geller, followers a hate group] ''New York Daily News'' February 25, 2011</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:05, 11 August 2011
All that is left of the Stop Islamization of America website the vehicle of Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller, as of 11 August 2011.
Stop Islamization of America, also called the American Freedom Defense Initiative, is an American anti-Islam[1] organization. It is led by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, and was founded in 2010 at the request of Anders Gravers, the leader of Stop Islamisation of Europe, of which it is the American affiliate. It gained attention from its vocal opposition to the construction of Park51.[1]
It is labeled as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League[2] and the Southern Poverty Law Center.[3]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anne Barnard and Alan FeuerOutraged, And Outrageous The New York Times October 10, 2010
- ↑ Extremism: Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA) Anti-Defamation League, September 14, 2010, access date 2011-02-25
- ↑ Corky Siemaszko Southern Poverty Law Center lists anti-Islamic NYC blogger Pamela Geller, followers a hate group New York Daily News February 25, 2011
