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| '''Pamela Geller''' is an American ] political activist and ] who gained attention after posting an anti-Muslim video on YouTube in which she wears a ]. She also maintains a website, "Atlas Shrugs" (a reference to the ] novel '']''), which features a picture of her in a ] cape. <ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/20/rightwing-blogs-islam-america|title=The US blogger on a mission to halt 'Islamic takeover'|accessdate=August 21, 2010|first=Chris|last=McGreal|date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> | '''Pamela Geller''' is an American ] political activist and ] who gained attention after posting an anti-Muslim video on YouTube in which she wears a ]. She also maintains a website, "Atlas Shrugs" (a reference to the ] novel '']''), which features a picture of her in a ] cape. <ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/20/rightwing-blogs-islam-america|title=The US blogger on a mission to halt 'Islamic takeover'|accessdate=August 21, 2010|first=Chris|last=McGreal|date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> | ||
| Geller is a former associate publisher of the ]. In addition to her anti-Islam stance, Geller has also lent her support to a number of other political causes. For example, she has been a strong defender of former Serbian dictator ], and has ] of Serbian ]. She has also claimed that black South Africans are launching a "genocide" against whites, and expressed support for the ]. Geller is also known for her strong opposition to ], which she has referred to as the "Ground Zero Mega Mosque". She has claimed that Park51 is viewed by Muslims as a "triumphal" monument built on "conquered land". She is also the co-author (with ]) of a book called ''The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America'', the foreword of which was written by former UN ambassador ]. <ref name="guardian"/> | Geller is a former associate publisher of the ]. In addition to her anti-Islam stance, Geller has also lent her support to a number of other political causes. For example, she has been a strong defender of former Serbian dictator ], and has ] of Serbian ]. <ref name="guardian"/> She has also claimed that black South Africans are launching a "genocide" against whites, and expressed support for the ]. Geller is also known for her strong opposition to the proposed ] community center, which she has referred to as the "Ground Zero Mega Mosque". She has claimed that Park51 is viewed by Muslims as a "triumphal" monument built on "conquered land". She is also the co-author (with ]) of a book called ''The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America'', the foreword of which was written by former UN ambassador ]. Geller has co-founded a number of websites including the aforementioned Atlas Shrugs, Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI) and Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA). A spokesman for the ], ], has described Geller's rhetoric as "over the line" and "hate speech". <ref name="guardian"/> | ||
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Pamela Geller is an American far-right political activist and conspiracy theorist who gained attention after posting an anti-Muslim video on YouTube in which she wears a bikini. She also maintains a website, "Atlas Shrugs" (a reference to the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged), which features a picture of her in a Superman cape.
Geller is a former associate publisher of the New York Observer. In addition to her anti-Islam stance, Geller has also lent her support to a number of other political causes. For example, she has been a strong defender of former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, and has denied the existence of Serbian concentration camps. She has also claimed that black South Africans are launching a "genocide" against whites, and expressed support for the English Defense League. Geller is also known for her strong opposition to the proposed Park51 community center, which she has referred to as the "Ground Zero Mega Mosque". She has claimed that Park51 is viewed by Muslims as a "triumphal" monument built on "conquered land". She is also the co-author (with Robert Spencer) of a book called The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America, the foreword of which was written by former UN ambassador John Bolton. Geller has co-founded a number of websites including the aforementioned Atlas Shrugs, Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI) and Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA). A spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Mark Potok, has described Geller's rhetoric as "over the line" and "hate speech".
References
- ^ McGreal, Chris (August 20, 2010). "The US blogger on a mission to halt 'Islamic takeover'". Retrieved August 21, 2010.