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'''Robert Spencer''' is Director of [[Jihad Watch]] and a member of the advisory board of the [[American Congress for Truth]]. He holds a MA, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, | '''Robert Spencer''' is Director of [[Jihad Watch]] and [[Dhimmi Watch]], and a member of the advisory board of the [[American Congress for Truth]]. He holds a MA, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a thesis in Christianity; his study of Islamic theology, law, and history is self-directed. He was an Adjunct Fellow with the [[Free Congress Foundation]] in 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ | | url = http://www.jihadwatch.org/spencer/ | ||
| title = About Robert Spencer | | title = About Robert Spencer | ||
| publisher = [[Jihad Watch]]. | | publisher = [[Jihad Watch]]}}</ref> His site quotes praise of his scholarship from [[Daniel Pipes]] and [[Frank Gaffney, Jr.]] [[Michelle Malkin]] endorses his book, ''Religion of Peace? Why Christianity is and Islam Isn’t'', and calls him "public enemy number one of CAIR {[[Council on American Islamic Relations]]). <ref>{{citation | ||
| title =Religion of Peace? | |||
| author = [[Michelle Malkin]] | |||
| date = 13 August 2007 | |||
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/13/religion-of-peace/}}</ref> | |||
''Financial Times'', reviewing a Spencer's book, ''The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam'', described him as "...a hero of the American right...Like any book written in hatred, his new work is a depressing read."<ref name=FT>{{citation | |||
| title = Balancing the Prophet | |||
| url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4a05a4a4-f134-11db-838b-000b5df10621.html | |||
| author = Karen Armstrong | |||
| journal = Financial Times | |||
| date = 27 April 2007 | |||
}}</ref> The accuracy of Jihad Watch posts have been challenged. <ref>{{citation | |||
| date =September 14, 2007 | |||
| title = In Search of the Truth | |||
| publisher = Chasing Evil | |||
| url = http://www.chasingevil.org/2007/09/in-search-of-truth.html}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:44, 14 September 2009
Robert Spencer is Director of Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch, and a member of the advisory board of the American Congress for Truth. He holds a MA, Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a thesis in Christianity; his study of Islamic theology, law, and history is self-directed. He was an Adjunct Fellow with the Free Congress Foundation in 2002 and 2003.[1] His site quotes praise of his scholarship from Daniel Pipes and Frank Gaffney, Jr. Michelle Malkin endorses his book, Religion of Peace? Why Christianity is and Islam Isn’t, and calls him "public enemy number one of CAIR {Council on American Islamic Relations). [2]
Financial Times, reviewing a Spencer's book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam, described him as "...a hero of the American right...Like any book written in hatred, his new work is a depressing read."[3] The accuracy of Jihad Watch posts have been challenged. [4]
References
- ↑ About Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch
- ↑ Michelle Malkin (13 August 2007), Religion of Peace?
- ↑ Karen Armstrong (27 April 2007), "Balancing the Prophet", Financial Times
- ↑ In Search of the Truth, Chasing Evil, September 14, 2007