Robert Spencer (author)
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Robert Bruce Spencer (born February 27, 1962) is an American author and blogger and a key figure of the counter-jihad movement in the United States.
Spencer, a self-proclaimed expert on radical Islam, has published a number of books on the subject including two New York Times bestsellers. In 2003 he founded and has since directed Jihad Watch, a blog which he describes as containing "news of the international jihad, [and] commentary" which is dedicated to "bringing public attention to the role that jihad theology and ideology plays in the modern world, and to correcting popular misconceptions about the role of jihad and religion in modern-day conflicts".
He has also co-founded Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) and the Freedom Defense Initiative with blogger Pamela Geller, with whom he also co-authored a book, The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America.
His viewpoints have been described as anti-Islamic or Islamophobic, while he denies this and he does focus his criticism on radical Islam and its violence. In 2013 the UK Home Office has barred Spencer and Geller from travel to the UK for 3 to 5 years for "making statements that may foster hatred that might lead to inter-community violence", a decision which drew criticism.
See also
- A Common Word Between Us and You
- Catholic–Muslim Forum
- Islam: What the West Needs to Know
- John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue
- Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
- Bibliography of books critical of Islam
