MONITORING AND COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA

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ISLAMOPHOBIC INDIVIDUALS: Islamophobic Individuals

Islamophobic Individuals

Entries on this page are alphabetized by first name. Below the individual’s name are the organizations with which the individual is associated. The first organization listed is that with which the individual appears most closely identified in public. Other organizations to which the indivudual is connected are then listed in alphabetical order. Where there is no organization listed, the individual is either independent or the group the individual is most closely identified with in public is not designated as Islamophobic.


Ali Sina

A member of the board of directors of Stop Islamization of Nations.


Allen West

A former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.


Anders Gravers

A member of the president’s council of Stop Islamization of Nations who also heads Stop Islamization of Europe.


Ann Coulter

A conservative comentator.


Ashraf Rameleh

A member of the board of directors of Stop Islamization of Nations.


Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Possesses a reputation for anti-Muslim and anti-Constitutional rhetoric.


Babu Suseelani

A member of the board of directors of Stop Islamization of Nations.


Bill Maher

Host of the political satire program, Real Time with Bill Maher, on HBO.


Brian Kilmeade

A Fox News Channel commentator.


Brigitte Gabriel

The founder and president of Act for America.


Bryan Fischer

The director of issues analysis at the American Family Association.


Carl Goldberg

A member of the Arizona chapter of Act for America


Clare Lopez

The vice president for issues and analysis at the Center for Security Policy and a board member at the Clarion Project.


Cliff Kincaid

The editor of Accuracy in Media and a board member of Stop Islamization of Nations.


Constance Gavras

The director of the Illinios chapter of Act for America.


Daniel Pipes

The founder and director of the Middle East Forum. Pipes is also connected to the National Review, Clarion Project, and Washington Times.


Dave Agema

A former Michigan state legislator, Agema now represents his state as a national commiteeman of the Republican National Committee.


David Horowitz

The founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center.


David Yerushalmi

A co-founder of the American Freedom Law Center and employee of the Center for Security Policy.


Debbie Anderson

The leader of the Minneapolis chapter of ACT for America.


Debbie Robinson

A member of the president’s council of Stop Islamization of Nations


Dorrie O’Brien

A national mentor for ACT for America. According to O’Brien “Islam…is a poisoned well.”


Frank Gaffney

The founder and president of the Center for Security Policy. Gaffney is also connected to the Washington Times, and Clarion Project.


Glenn Beck

Host of the Glenn Beck show on the Blaze.


Guy Rodgers

The executive director of ACT for America.


James Lafferty

Originally known for his work with the Virginia Anti-Shariah Taskforce, Lafferty is now with both the American Freedom Defense Initiative and Jihad Watch.


John Bennett

An Oklahoma state Representative (R-Sallisaw).


John Guandolo

The founder of Understanding the Threat. Guandolo is a former FBI agent who trains law enforcement officers to believe in conspiracy theories.


Jonathan Matusitz

The membership director for the central Florida chapter of Act for America and a professor at the University of Central Florida


Kamal Saleem

A board member of Former Muslims United


Kevin Carroll

A member of the president’s council of Stop Islamization of Nations.


Lauren Green

An anchor on Fox News Channel.


Mano Bakh

A key individual with the California group, Concerned American Citizens


Michele Bachmann

A Minnesota Republican and former U.S. Representative


Mike Huckabee

A host on the Fox News Channel and former governor of Arkansas.


Nina Cunningham

Board Member of many anti-Islam organizations, including the Center for Security Policy, the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and the Clarion Project.


Nonie Darwish

A founder of Former Muslims United. Darwish asserts that “Islam should be fought and should be conquered and defeated and annihilated.”


Oskar Freysinger

A member of the board of directors of Stop Islamization of Nations


Pamela Geller

The head of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, Jihad Watch, and Stop the Islamization of Nations.


Pat Robertson

A commentator for Christian Broadcasting Network and the co-founder of American Center for Law and Justice.


Peter King

A U.S. Representative from Long Island, New York. He served as chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee from 2010-2012.


Phyllis Schlafly

The founder and president of Eagle Forum.


Richard Swier

The director of the Sarasota, Fla. chapter of ACT for America.


Rick Joyner

The president of the Oak Initiative. He is also the founder and director of Morningstar Ministries and the founder and director of Heritage National Ministries.


Robert Shore

A member of Clarion Project’s board of directors.


Robert Spencer

Leads the Jihad Watch web site and is also connected with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, and Stop Islamization of Nations.


Roger Ailes

The president and CEO of Fox News Channel.


Ryan Mauro

A staff member at the Clarion Project.


Sam Kharoba

The founder of the Counter Terrorism Operations Center.


Scott Saunders

Affilliated with the Virginia Beach, Va. chapter of Act for America.


Shalom Lewis

A cleric at the Congregation Etz Chaim synagogue in Marietta, Georgia.


Stephanie Reis

The Virginia State Director for Act for America


Stephen Coughlin

A fellow at the Center for Security Policy.


Steven Crowder

A Fox News Channel commentator.


Steven Emerson

The founder of the Investigative Project on Terrorism.


Timothy Wildmon

The president of the American Family Association.


Tom Trento

The founder and director of The United West.


Usama Dakdok

The founder of the Straight Way of Grace Ministry.


Wafa Sultan

Connected to both Former Muslims United and Stop Islamization of Nations.


Walid Shoebat

The founder of the Forum for Middle East Understanding, ands the author of “The case for Islamophobia,’ a book published in March 2013.


William Boykin

A board member of the Oak Initiative and a former lieutenant general.


Zuhdi Jasser

The founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and a board member of the Clarion Project.


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Pat Robertson

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Phyllis Schlafly

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Tom Trento

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Bill Maher

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Steven Emerson

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Shalom Lewis

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