Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) (also known as the American Freedom Defense Initiative or simply the Freedom Defense Initiative) is an American extreme right Islamophobic organization led by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer. Geller describes it as "a human rights entity dedicated to the freedom of speech, which is under attack, as well as to the freedom of religion and to individual rights."The group was founded in 2010 as the US branch of Stop Islamisation of Europe. It became notorious for its highly publicized ad campaigns in New York City, especially one opposing Park 51, a Muslim community center proposed for lower Manhattan. SIOA was named a hate group in June 2011 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).. }
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- Stop_Islamization_of_America abstract "Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) (also known as the American Freedom Defense Initiative or simply the Freedom Defense Initiative) is an American extreme right Islamophobic organization led by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer. Geller describes it as "a human rights entity dedicated to the freedom of speech, which is under attack, as well as to the freedom of religion and to individual rights."The group was founded in 2010 as the US branch of Stop Islamisation of Europe. It became notorious for its highly publicized ad campaigns in New York City, especially one opposing Park 51, a Muslim community center proposed for lower Manhattan. SIOA was named a hate group in June 2011 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).".