PERSON: Pam Geller

American Freedom Defense Initiative

President

Pamela Geller (born June 14, 1958) is an American political activist and commentator. She is known for her anti-Islamic positions and opposition to Islamic activities and causes, such as the proposed construction of an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center. Her viewpoints have been described as anti-Islamic or Islamophobic. She says her blogging and campaigns in the United States are against what she terms “creeping Sharia” in the country. She is described as a critic of radical Islam and self-described as opposing political Islam.

She is currently the president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative which she co-founded with Robert Spencer. The American Freedom Defense Initiative has been designated an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization known for tracking hate groups. The British government designated Geller’s organizations hate groups and barred Geller’s entry into the UK in 2013. She and Spencer co-authored the book The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America in 2010.

— Wikipedia