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Peder Jensen
Born Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen
11 June 1975 (1975-06-11) (age 36)
Ålesund, Norway[1]
Nationality Norwegian
Other names Fjordman (pseudonym)
Alma mater University of Bergen
American University in Cairo
University of Oslo[1]
Occupation Personal care assistant
Influenced by Bat Ye'or

Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen (born 11 June 1975) is a Norwegian far-right[2][3] anti-Islamic[4][5] blogger who writes under the pseudonym Fjordman.[6][7] Jensen wrote anonymously as Fjordman starting in 2005, until he disclosed his identity in 2011. He has been active in the counterjihad movement, which argues that multiculturalism, particularly Muslim immigration, poses a threat to Western civilization. According to The Independent, Jensen "has written numerous screeds accusing Muslims of secretly planning to take over Europe."[2] Notably, he has advocated the 'Eurabia' conspiracy theory in a self-published book titled Defeating Eurabia,[8][9] and argued that all Muslims should be deported from Europe.[5] The Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik quoted him extensively in his manifesto.[10] According to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Fjordman is "considered a 'hero' among the bloggers and debaters constituting the new far right."[11]

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[edit] Early life, education and work

Peder Jensen grew up in Ålesund, in what he describes as a "Socialist Left-family".[12] His parents are well-known personalities in Ålesund; his father an arranger of music concerts with a past in the former Marxist-Leninist Socialist Youth League (m-l), and his mother a historian and writer.[13][14][15] Jensen himself was for a short period in his youth a member of the Socialist Youth, the youth organisation of the Socialist Left Party. In 2011 he said that he was not affiliated with any political party, but that except having voted once in an election for the Labour Party, he has voted for the Progress Party.[12][3]

Jensen studied Arabic at the University of Bergen and the American University in Cairo.[3] He later obtained a master's degree in culture and technology from the University of Oslo. His master thesis, published in 2004, was titled Blogging Iran – A Case Study of Iranian English Language Weblogs, and discussed censorship and blogging in Iran.[3][16] Jensen finished his conscription service at the military camp in Setermoen. Considering himself an unsatisfactory soldier, he has never again touched a weapon.[3] From the start of 2002 to the summer of 2003, Jensen worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an observer in Hebron, in the West Bank (early 2002 to mid-2003) for the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH).[17]The TIPH mission in Hebron, which communicates with the Israeli army, is supposed to monitor the situation in the town. Jensen, who says that he turned against Islam after 9/11 (see below), remained in this position in Hebron until mid-2003. In 2011, until his identity as the blogger Fjordman was revealed, he worked at a daycenter.[13][18]

Having at that point already begun to nurture a growing skepticism towards Islamic culture,[19] Jensen was a student in Cairo during the September 11 attacks. According to Jensen, "Western media claimed no Arabs were happy about the attacks. This is not true. Some of my neighbors celebrated the event with a spontaneous cake party, and felt what had happened was great."[12]. After returning home, Jensen began writing commentaries to Norway's leading newspapers, but claims his controversial opinions were not published by the mainstream media. After having a number of articles rejected, he eventually decided to start his own blog instead, using the alias "Fjordman".[12]

Before writing as Fjordman, Jensen wrote a few times in newspapers using his full name.[6] Early public writings from Jensen appear in 2000 in the national newspaper Dagbladet and the regional paper Sunnmørsposten, where he criticises feminism.[20][21] He also wrote comments under full name in newspapers Aftenposten and Verdens Gang.[22] Jensen started writing under the pseudonym "Norwegian kafir" on several blogs in the early 2000s, until he took the pseudonym "Fjordman" in 2005.[6]

[edit] The Fjordman writings

Fjordman's last "blog about Islam, Scandinavian affairs and global politics". December 2005

Fjordman blogged on his own web log in 2005, giving it up at the end of the year.[23] Since then, he has "guested" and commented in other blogs including Brussels Journal, Gates of Vienna, Jihad Watch, Document.no, Faith Freedom International, Free Republic, Daily Pundit, Global Politician and FrontPage Magazine.[6] Fjordman published a compilation of his articles in print via lulu.com in November 2008.

Ole Jørgen Anfindsen, writer and editor at Honestthinking.org, has said of Fjordman that "for six to seven years [he] has been a phenomenon on the internet,"[24] and considers him "world famous in the sense that his articles have received millions of hits on the internet, and that thousands of people read him regularly."[25] Fjordman denies that he is an "extremist", and sees himself simply as having "a strong dedication to truth."[6][26] Norwegian historian Vidar Enebakk has dismissed attempts to label Fjordman's writings as "stupidity" or "racism". After becoming aware of the extent of Fjordman's publications on the history of science, he considered that "the scope and extent is impressive, and much of the content is hauntingly good," but he criticised the way he thought Fjordman misused academic research for political purposes.[27]

[edit] Views

Jensen has written negatively about multiculturalism, the European Union, feminism and Islam. He is an outspoken proponent of Bat Ye'or's concept of a "Eurabia" plot, which according to Marján and Sapir is "based on an extremist-right conspiracy theory, according to which Europe and the Arab states would join forces to make life impossible for Israel and Islamize the old continent."[28] Jensen wrote an essay titled "The Eurabia Code" in support of the concept, in which he says that "[T]he 'Jewish threat' in the 1930s was entirely fictional, whereas the 'Islamic threat' now is very real."[29] his book compiling his articles is titled Defeating Eurabia.[30] As solution Jensen has proposed the removal of all Muslims from Europe, if necessary by force.[5]

The Norwegian News Agency has stated that "Fjordman" "[is] considered a very central far-right and anti-Islamic voice in Europe."[31] Andrew Brown characterises him as "[an] Islamophobe who has for years been predicting civil war between Muslims and their neighbours."[32] The researcher Terje Emberland at the Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities states that "Fjordman"'s views are based on a conspiracy theory, and that "Islamophobes like Fjordman believe they have seen through an evil power that will throw Europe into a civil war. Therefore, they argue that all means must be used to save the Western culture; implicit in this is the threat of violence."[5]

Jensen believes that the Western governments promoting the influx of non-white immigrants are demonstrating "white masochism", and that white people have the right to "preserve [their] heritage" and be "under no obligation to commit collective suicide".[33] He denies that this is a white supremacist view, stating that "Whites ... are currently the only racial group specifically denied the opportunity to defend their countries and heritage."[33] He also rejects accusations of racism, stating that "non-whites attacking whites" constituted "the vast majority of racist violence in Western nations".[33] He argues that "in Europe today, Marxists and Leftists of all kinds virtually control Western media and academia",[34] and that "White critics of mass immigration" are systematically demonized as racists and right-wing extremists.[35] Jensen argues for the preservation of a native majority, including indigenous Europeans, and demands an extremely restrictive immigration policy, the dissolution of the European Union and the "rejection of multiculturalism". He argues that otherwise, Europeans would have to conclude that the governments have given up on their people, and that the laws and taxes which they impose on them are therefore illegitimate.[36]

[edit] 2011 Norway attacks

Shortly after the bombing of Oslo in the 2011 Norway attacks (when it still was believed the terrorist was an Islamist), Fjordman asked his regular readers at the Gates of Vienna blog to "remember" that Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was as much a "pathetic sucker for Islam as it is humanly possible to be". When the shooting at Utøya became known a few hours later, Fjordman described the Workers' Youth League (AUF) under attack as a "gang of anti-Israeli, pro-Palestine youth-socialists".[8] Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused in the 2011 Norway attacks, frequently praised writings of Fjordman,[37] citing him extensively in his manifesto.[38] In response to learning the identity of the terrorist, Fjordman strongly distanced himself from Breivik, whom he referred to as a "violent psychopath", and said he "intensely dislike[d]" the fact that he was cited by Breivik.[25][39] He also advocated giving Breivik the death penalty.[40]

In the aftermath of the attacks, the police confiscated Jensen's PC and questioned him,[7] saying they wanted to "investigate how [he] might have influenced the charged man".[41] In the weeks following the terrorist attacks, there was intense speculation regarding his identity. The week after the attacks Jensen reported to PST, the Norwegian internal security police. A few days later he was called in for questioning, and agreed to have his premises searched. The same day he revealed his identity in an interview with the newspaper Verdens Gang,[6][3] and proclaimed that he would never again blog under the pseudonym Fjordman. He also questioned whether he would ever return to blogging, citing his exhaustion from the time after the attacks.[42]

The next day he did blog under that name,[43] describing how he had felt abused when the police searched through his house, a treatment he viewed as "politically motivated".[44][45] Prior to the search Jensen hid his computer in a safety deposit box at the central station in Oslo.[46] According to the police he had not intended to provide the computer, but changed his mind when he understood that the police would ask for a court order if he refused.[47]

[edit] Continuing writing

On 10 October 2011, Jensen announced on a blog that due to having been involuntarily mixed in with the Breivik-case, he had become unemployed and was in the process of finding a new place to live. He in turn asked for donations from his supporters in what he dubbed a "Fjordman Relocation Fund". He also complained that his reply to a critical article in newspaper Aftenposten had been rejected by the newspaper (it was instead, however, published on the same blog), and about having been indirectly parodied in a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation show as the paraplegic character "Heine Fjordland".[48][49]

Jensen wrote in an opinion piece published in Verdens Gang on 24 October, under the headline "Fjordman lives on," that he would continue writing with "undiminished force." He also announced that he would continue publishing his writings on blogs in English and Norwegian if newspapers would not publish them, and that he planned to release a new book by the next year. In an opinion piece published in Aftenposten the same day, he complained about what he considered to be harassment by the police in the aftermath of the July terror attacks.[50]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "«Fjordman» står frem" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 August 2011. http://e24.no/lov-og-rett/fjordman-staar-frem/20085808. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Jerome Taylor (6 August 2011). "Unmasked: the far-right blogger idolised by Breivik". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/unmasked-the-farright-blogger-idolised-by-breivik-2332696.html. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hopperstad, Morten; Vikås, Marianne; Widerøe, Rolf J.; Torgersen, Hans Henrik; Brenna, Jarle; Ravndal, Dennis; Andersen, Gordon (5 August 2011). "Peder Jensen er drapsmannens forbilde «Fjordman»" (in Norwegian). VG Nett. Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10089389. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Bjørnstad, Lasse (25 July 2011). "Inspirert av islam-hatende blogger". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.7726434. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d Meland, Astrid; Melgård, Marie (6 August 2011). "Fjordman foreslo nazi-løsning" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/08/06/nyheter/utoya/internett/fjordman/17574687/. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f Meland, Astrid (5 August 2011). "Peder Nøstvold Jensen (36) står fram som Fjordman" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/08/05/nyheter/utoya/terror_i_oslo/internett/fjordman/17562779/. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Hopperstad, Morten; Vikås, Marianne; Widerøe, Rolf J.; Torgersen, Hans Henrik; Brenna, Jarle; Ravndal, Dennis; Andersen, Gordon (5 August 2011). "Breivik's political idol «Fjordman» emerges from anonymity". VG Nett (Verdens Gang). http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10089390. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Giæver, Anders (5 August 2011). "Fjordmann lar masken falle" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/meninger/artikkel.php?artid=10097208. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  9. ^ Strømmen, Øyvind (5 August 2011). "Fjordmans manifest" (in Norwegian). Dag og Tid. http://www.dagogtid.no/nyhet.cfm?nyhetid=2077. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  10. ^ Ravndal, Dennis; Hopperstad, Morten; Vikås, Marianne; Brenna, Jarle; Widerøe, Rolf J.; Andersen, Gordon (5 August 2011). "- «Fjordman» oppfordrer indirekte til vold" (in Norwegian). VG Nett (Verdens Gang). http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10097202. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  11. ^ Sandvik, Siv (3 August 2011). "Fjordman hevder han vil hjelpe politiet i terroretterforskningen". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7736530. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  12. ^ a b c d Vikås, Marianne; Hopperstad, Morten; Ravndal, Dennis; Torgersen, Hans Henrik; Widerøe, Rolf J.; Andersen, Gordon; Brenna, Jarle (5 August 2011). "Vendepunktet kom da egyptiske naboer feiret 11/9" (in Norwegian). VG Nett (Verdens Gang). http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10097215. 
  13. ^ a b Svardal, Yngve Garen (5 August 2011). "Tar sterkt avstand fra sønnens holdninger" (in Norwegian). TV2. http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/tar-sterkt-avstand-fra-soennens-holdninger-3552472.html. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  14. ^ Ravndal, Dennis; Hopperstad, Morten; Vikås, Marianne; Brenna, Jarle; Torgersen, Hans Henrik; Widerøe, Rolf J.; Andersen, Gordon (5 August 2011). "«Fjordman»s pappa: - Motsatt av alt vi står for, men han er sønnen min" (in Norwegian). VG Nett (Verdens Gang). http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10089411. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  15. ^ Olausen, Lars (21 January 2009). "40 år siden SUF (m-l) ble stiftet" (in Norwegian). NyttiUka. http://www.nyttiuka.no/default.aspx?menu=617&id=11612. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  16. ^ Jensen, Peder Are Nøstvold (2004). "Blogging Iran – A Case Study of Iranian English Language Weblogs" (PDF). University of Oslo. http://www.duo.uio.no/publ/tik/2004/21737/jensen.pdf. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  17. ^ "Fjordman var UD-observatør på Vestbredden" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 August 2011. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/08/05/nyheter/medier/fjordman/anders_behring_breivik/terror/17575856/. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  18. ^ Dagbladet, paper edition, 6 August 2011.
  19. ^ Fjordman (January 13, 2012). "FJORDMAN INTERVIEW IN GERMAN PAPER JUNGE FREIHEIT: EUROPE IS THE SICK MAN OF THE WORLD". Tundra Tabloids. 
  20. ^ "Brutt kontrakt". Dagbladet. 20 November 2000. http://www.dagbladet.no/cgi-bin/visArtikkel.pl?id=57210&temp_nr=224689&path=kultur. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  21. ^ Jensen, Peder Are Nøstvold (21 December 2000). "Menn er barn" (in Norwegian) (PDF). Sunnmørsposten. http://www.smp.no/multimedia/archive/00376/Innlegg_om_feminism_376977a.pdf. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  22. ^ Utne, Tormod (5 August 2011). "Fjordman skrev debattinnlegg under eget navn" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. http://www.smp.no/nyheter/alesundogomland/article365278.ece. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  23. ^ "Goodbye and Merry Christmas from Fjordman". Fjordman.blogspot.com. 21 December 2005. http://fjordman.blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  24. ^ Moe, Ingeborg (24 July 2011). "Inspirert av anonym blogger" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4182618.ece. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  25. ^ a b "Viktig inspirator kaller Breivik 'voldelig psykopat'" (in Norwegian). VG Nett (Verdens Gang). 25 July 2011. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10080731. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  26. ^ Meldalen, Sindre Granly; Meland, Astrid (25 July 2011). "Dette er terroristens store politiske forbilde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/07/25/nyheter/terror/utoya/anders_behring_breivik/17442957/. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  27. ^ "Skremmende bra" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 23 September 2011. 
  28. ^ Marján, Attila; André Sapir (2010). Europe's Destiny. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0801895472. 
  29. ^ Fjordman. "The Eurabia Code". Chromatism.net. http://chromatism.net/fjordman/eurabiacode.htm. 
  30. ^ Lister, Tim (27 July 2011). "Suspect admired bloggers who believe Europe is drowning in Muslims". CNN. http://articles.cnn.com/2011-07-27/world/norway.terror.web_1_islamic-muslims-atlas-shrugs?_s=PM:WORLD. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
  31. ^ "- Blogget, men er ikke Fjordman" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 July 2011. http://www.aftenbladet.no/innenriks/--Blogget-men-er-ikke-Fjordman-2840338.html. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  32. ^ Brown, Andrew (24 July 2011). "Anders Breivik is not Christian but anti-Islam". The Guardian blogs. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2011/jul/24/norway-anders-behring-breivik-beliefs. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
  33. ^ a b c Fjordman (9 October 2007). "Age of White Masochism". Gates of Vienna. http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2007/10/age-of-white-masochism.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  34. ^ Fjordman (2 November 2009). "The Cold War Never Ended". Brussels Journal. http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4145/print. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  35. ^ Fjordman (20 August 2007). "The White Race: Going Gently Into That Good Night". Global Politician. http://www.globalpolitician.com/23293-whites. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  36. ^ Strømmen, Øyvind (26 July 2011). "Ingen einsam ulv" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. http://www.bt.no/meninger/kronikk/Ingen-einsam-ulv-2543702.html. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
  37. ^ Esman, Abigail R. (23 July 2011). "What Really Lies Behind The Oslo Attacks – And Why It May Happen Again". Forbes blogs. http://blogs.forbes.com/abigailesman/2011/07/23/what-really-lies-behind-the-oslo-attacks-and-why-it-may-happen-again/. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
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  39. ^ Thorenfeldt, Gunnar (27 July 2011). "Sier han har møtt Breiviks hemmelige norske idol" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/07/27/nyheter/anders_behring_breivik/innenriks/terror/terrorangrepet/17474503/. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  40. ^ Meland, Astrid; Krokfjord, Torgeir P.; Thorenfeldt, Gunnar (3 August 2011). "Kjenner identiteten til Breiviks anonyme idol" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/08/03/nyheter/utoya/terror_i_oslo/terrorangrepet/anders_behring_breivik/17530342/. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  41. ^ Jegtvik, Karin; Skille, Øyvind Bye; Sandvik, Siv; Andersen, Ingunn (4 August 2011). "Fjordman avhørt i Oslo" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7738209. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
  42. ^ Skybakmoen, Jonas (12 August 2011). "Fjordman avviser nye blogg-rykter" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/terrorangrepet/article1676738.ece. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  43. ^ Meland, Astrid (6 August 2011). "Jeg ble behandlet som en drapsmistenkt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/08/06/nyheter/fjordman/anders_behring_breivik/innenriks/17578056/. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  44. ^ Fjordman (5 August 2011). "Fjordman: My Afternoon With The Police". Gates of Vienna. http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/08/fjordman-my-afternoon-with-police.html. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  45. ^ Kirknes, Hanne Løvik (7 August 2011). "Fjordman raser mot politiet" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/110806/fjordman-raser-mot-politiet?page=3. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  46. ^ Brenna, Jarle; Norman, Mona Grivi; Vikås, Marianne; Hopperstad, Morten; Torgersen, Hans Henrik; Widerøe, Rolf J. (7 August 2011). "«Fjordman» fjernet pc-en før avhør" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10097304. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  47. ^ "Gjemte pc-en før politiavhør" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 7 August 2011. http://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/article3203646.ece. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  48. ^ Sandvik, Siv (10 October 2011). "«Fjordman» tigger penger på nett" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7827856. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  49. ^ Ravndal, Dennis; Vikås, Marianne (10 October 2011). "«Fjordman» tigger penger på nettet: - Har mistet jobben og måttet flytte fra leiligheten" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10039834. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
  50. ^ "Fjordman lover comeback" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 14 October 2011. http://www.aftenbladet.no/terror/Fjordman-lover-comeback-2884134.html. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 

[edit] Print publications

  • Defeating Eurabia. Bj Books, 2008. ISBN 9781409247159
  • Appendix in: Ole Jørgen Anfindsen. Selvmordsparadigmet: hvordan politisk korrekthet ødelegger samfunnet. [The Suicide Paradigm: How Political Correctness Destroys Society.] Oslo: Koloritt, 2010. ISBN 9788292395790
  • Europa verteidigen. Zehn Texte. Albersroda 2011. ISBN 9783935063661

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