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| '''Pamela Geller''' is an American political activist who gained attention after posting a video on YouTube in which she wears a ]. She also maintains a website, "Atlas Shrugs" |
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| The name of her website, "Atlas Shrugs", is a reference to ]'s novel '']''. Geller says Rand is "the greatest philosopher in human history," and that "I read the book in my early 20s when a close friend of mine whom I respected enormously casually mentioned it was her favorite book." Describing her blog, she said "My blog is, and its purpose is, clearly defined by Rand's philosophy."<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert Stacy |last=McCain |title="'Atlas,' at last, on map; Rand's novel set for 50th fete, film adaptation" |work=] |page=A.2 |date=Oct 5, 2007}}</ref> | |||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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Pamela Geller is an American political activist who gained attention after posting a video on YouTube in which she wears a bikini. She also maintains a website, "Atlas Shrugs", which features a picture of her in a Superman cape.
Early life, education and career
Geller got her start in advertising at The New York Observer, working as an associate publisher in the early 1990's. She later co-founded the Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI) organization with Robert Spencer, a blogger and author of articles and books relating to Islam and Islamic terrorism. The two also co-founded Stop Islamization of America (SIOA)..
In July 2010 their co-authored book was published. Two months earlier, they began a strong campaign against the proposed Park51 community center, which Geller has referred to as the "Ground Zero Mega Mosque". She claims that Park51 is viewed by Muslims as a "triumphal" monument built on "conquered land".
A spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Mark Potok, has described Geller's rhetoric as "over the line" and "hate speech". In response to accusations that she is anti-Muslim, Geller says that she is not anti-Muslim as that is "a slanderous slur and it's unfair." Furthermore, commenting on the specific Lower Manhattan controversy, Geller says, "I'm not leading the charge against the Islamic centre near Ground Zero. The majority of Americans – 70% – find this deeply insulting, offensive. To call it anti-Muslim is a gross misrepresentation and to say that I'm responsible for all this emotion, again a gross misrepresentation."
In addition to her anti-Islam stance, Geller has also lent her support to a number of other political causes. 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.
The name of her website, "Atlas Shrugs", is a reference to Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. Geller says Rand is "the greatest philosopher in human history," and that "I read the book in my early 20s when a close friend of mine whom I respected enormously casually mentioned it was her favorite book." Describing her blog, she said "My blog is, and its purpose is, clearly defined by Rand's philosophy."
Works
- Pamela Geller with Robert Spencer, foreword by (former) Ambassador John R. Bolton, The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America, (Threshold Editions, July 2010) ISBN 978-1439189306
References
- ^ McGreal, Chris (August 20, 2010). "The US blogger on a mission to halt 'Islamic takeover'". Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- The Woman Behind The Anti-Ground Zero Mosque Bus Ads, David Freedlander, The New York Observer, August 11, 2010
- Biography, Freedom Defense Initiative
- Contact, Stop Islamization of America
- How the "ground zero mosque" fear mongering began, Justin Elliott, Salon.com, August 16, 2010
- Untold story behind the so-called 'Ground Zero mosque', Ahmed Rehab, Chicago Tribune, August 20, 2010
- McCain, Robert Stacy (Oct 5, 2007). ""'Atlas,' at last, on map; Rand's novel set for 50th fete, film adaptation"". Washington Times. p. A.2.
External links
- Atlas Shrugs Pamela Geller's blog
- Pamela Geller's Blog at Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com
- Article archive on The American Thinker
- Borderline Obama, Pamela Geller, The Washington Times (not currently available)
- The Woman Behind The Anti-Ground Zero Mosque Bus Ads, David Freedlander, The New York Observer, August 11, 2010
- Pamela Geller coverage at Media Matters for America