The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), also known as Stop Islamization of America (SIOA), is a far-right, anti-Muslim counter-jihad organization founded in 2010 by Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Anders Gravers (also referenced as Anders Gravers Pedersen), Richard Davis, and John Joseph Jay. Headquartered in New York, the group focuses on what it describes as defending American freedoms and Western values against perceived threats from Islam, Sharia law, and the 'Islamization' of America, primarily through provocative advertising campaigns on public transit systems, billboards, and online platforms. These campaigns feature inflammatory slogans such as 'In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man,' 'Fatwa on Free Speech,' and warnings about 'Islamic jihad,' often targeting Muslim communities, Islamic institutions, and promoting pro-Israel advocacy. AFDI has been widely criticized as extremist and Islamophobic, with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designating it as an anti-Muslim hate group since 2010, a designation AFDI frequently attacks in retaliation. The organization's activities extend beyond advertising to include conferences, legal challenges to defend free speech rights (notably a 2013 federal court victory allowing subway ads), opposition to projects like the Park51 Islamic center in New York ('Ground Zero Mosque'), and affiliations with other right-wing entities such as the David Horowitz Freedom Center and international counter-jihad networks like Stop Islamization of Europe. AFDI operates as a nonprofit, relying on donations from conservative and pro-Israel funders including the Jewish Communal Fund, Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation, and Donors Capital Fund, with reported revenues of approximately $958,800 in fiscal year 2013. Despite its small size, AFDI has influenced far-right discourse in the U.S. and abroad, maintains an adversarial stance against organizations like CAIR and Code Pink, and continues to foster division through its online presence (e.g., afdi.us, Atlas Shrugs blog), drawing condemnation from civil rights groups for promoting anti-Islamic rhetoric and conspiracy theories.