Fjordman
| Peder Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen 11 June 1975 Ålesund, Norway |
| Other names | Fjordman (pseudonym) |
| Alma mater |
University of Bergen American University in Cairo University of Oslo |
| Occupation | Personal care assistant, writer |
| Notable work | Defeating Eurabia |
Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen (born 11 June 1975) is a prominent Counter-jihadNorwegian blogger who writes under the pseudonym Fjordman and who has been characterized as far-right and anti-Islamic. 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. He has promoted this belief in a self-published book titled Defeating Eurabia, and stated that "Islam and all those who practice it must be total and physically removed from the Western world".
The newspaper New Europe stated that Anders Behring Breivik was inspired by Fjordman's belief in a secret Muslim plan to take over Europe, and quoted him extensively – 111 times – in his manifesto. In 2013 Fjordman was given financial support by the organization Fritt Ord to write a book "about the Anders Behring Breivik case and how I got dragged into it against my will". No Norwegian publisher has been willing to publish the work.
According to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Fjordman is "considered a 'hero' among the bloggers and debaters constituting the new far right." Fjordman describes himself as being ostracized as a "public enemy" by pundits and politicians in Norway which he "had to flee" in 2011.
Fjordman denies that he is an "extremist", and sees himself simply as having "a strong dedication to truth."
Peder Jensen grew up in Ålesund, with a "Socialist Left-family". 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. 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.
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