Henrik Ræder Clausen

Henrik Ræder Clausen
Born (1963-09-21) 21 September 1963 (age 61)
NationalityDanish
Occupations
  • Politician
  • blogger
  • web developer
Political partyDanish People's Party
New Right (formerly)

Henrik Ræder Clausen (born 21 September 1963)[1] is a Danish politician.[2] Clausen has been noted as a critic of Islam, and formerly published the news blog EuropeNews.[3][4][5]

Political activities

Clausen was a member of the Danish People's Party from 2004 to 2011, when he left the party due to restrictions on what he could say and write publicly.[6] He was a candidate for the party for the 2009 European Parliament elections.[7] He later joined the New Right party,[6] and was a candidate for the party in the 2021 municipal elections and the 2022 general elections.[1] By 2024 he had returned to the Danish People's Party, and became a member of its board in Aarhus.[8]

Clausen became a publisher of the news blog EuropeNews.dk in 2007, which has been described as being affiliated with the counter-jihad movement,[3][4][9] and published both an English-language and German-language edition.[10] The blog is now defunct.[5]

From 2009 to 2019, he spoke at several conferences at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)[6] for the International Civil Liberties Alliance.[11] He participated in several of the international counter-jihad conferences since 2008,[3][11][12] and in an ACT for America conference in 2014.[5] He has also taken part in arranging the annual national conservative event Mosbjerg Folkefest [da].[13]

Clausen's writings has been published on the blogs Jihad Watch, The Brussels Journal[3] and Gates of Vienna.[5] In 2009, he wrote on Jihad Watch that Islam had worse ethics than Satanism.[14] He has also written in Jyllands-Posten in support of the Hungarian anti-LGBT law.[15]

Personal life

Clausen grew up in Brabrand in Aarhus Municipality, but moved to Copenhagen for several years where he wrote about computer technology for the magazine Komputer for Alle.[6][16] He moved back to Brabrand in 2005 where he works as a web developer and programmer.[6]

Bibliography

  • EU: den rigtige historie; den skjulte dagsorden [EU: the true history; the hidden agenda] (in Danish). Forskningsforlaget Rafael. 2009. ISBN 978-8791107313.
  • Cypern: i halvmånens skygge [Cyprus: in the shadow of the crescent] (in Danish). Textcraft Team. 2012. ISBN 978-8799614714.

References

  1. ^ a b "Henrik Ræder Clausen". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Deme, Dániel (13 October 2022). "Hungary's Negative Image is Generated in Brussels, thinks Danish Politician". Hungary Today.
  3. ^ a b c d Hannus, Martha (2012). Counterjihadrörelsen– en del av den antimuslimska miljön (PDF) (in Swedish). Expo Research. pp. 28, 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Wäckerlig, Oliver (2019). Vernetzte Islamfeindlichkeit: Die transatlantische Bewegung gegen »Islamisierung«. Events - Organisationen - Medien (in German). transcript Verlag. pp. 86, 231–232. doi:10.1515/9783839449738. ISBN 9783839449738.
  5. ^ a b c d "Factsheet: Gates of Vienna". Bridge Initiative. Georgetown University. 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e Jacobsen, Peter From (4 November 2021). "Kommunalvalg: Han ønsker mere fællesskab og tryghed i Brabrand". Vores Brabrand (in Danish).
  7. ^ "Henrik Ræder Clausen (O)". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 19 May 2009.
  8. ^ Willumsen, Søren (9 April 2024). "DF Aarhus får ny bestyrelse: Ny formand kommer fra andet parti". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish).
  9. ^ Hall, Nathan; Corb, Abbee; Giannasi, Paul; Grieve, John, eds. (2014). The Routledge International Handbook on Hate Crime. Routledge. p. 206. ISBN 9781136684432.
  10. ^ Pertwee, Ed (October 2017). 'Green Crescent, Crimson Cross': The Transatlantic 'Counterjihad' and the New Political Theology (PDF). London School of Economics. p. 267.
  11. ^ a b "International counter-jihad organisations". Hope not hate. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024.
  12. ^ Lazaridis, Gabriella; Campani, Giovanna (2016). Understanding the Populist Shift: Othering in a Europe in Crisis. Routledge. pp. 147–148. ISBN 9781317326052.
  13. ^ Abildtrup, Knud (4 July 2014). "DF-politiker taler ved højreradikalt møde". DK Nyt (in Danish).
  14. ^ Pedersen, Kåre (23 April 2009). "DF-kandidat sammenligner islam med satanisme". Dagbladet Information (in Danish).
  15. ^ Deme Dániel (16 July 2021). "Dán kiállás a magyar törvény mellett". Magyar Hírlap (in Hungarian).
  16. ^ Rasmussen, Rikke (16 May 2008). "Er det let at hacke trådløse netværk?". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).

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