Stop Islamisation of Norway

Stop Islamisation of Norway
Abbreviation	SIAN
Formation	2000
Location	Norway;
Leader	Lars Thorsen
Key people	Arne Tumyr; Erik Gjems-Onstad
Website	www.sian.no

Stop Islamisation of Norway (Norwegian: Stopp islamiseringen av Norge, SIAN) is a Norwegian anti-Muslim^[1]^[2]^[3] group that was originally established in 2000. Its stated aim is to work against Islam, which it defines as a totalitarian political ideology that violates the Norwegian Constitution as well as democratic and human values.^[4] The organisation was formerly led by Arne Tumyr, and is now led by Lars Thorsen.

By 2011, it was reported that the organisation had close to 13,000 members or "likes" on its Facebook group,^[4] although it gathered only a modest attendance at its meetings and demonstrations.^[5] The organisation itself claimed 3,000 members, mainly based in Oslo but followed by Stavanger.^[4] These figures made it by far the biggest organisation of the Stop Islamisation of Europe (SIOE) counter-jihad network.^[6]^[7] In 2012 SIAN broke with the mother organisation SIOE, which it had joined in 2008. Since 2019, the group has become known for burning the Quran at their rallies.

^ Bangstad, Sindre (28 October 2016). "Islamophobia: What's in a Name?: Analysing the Discourses of Stopp Islamiseringen av Norge (Stop The Islamisation of Norway, SIAN)". Journal of Muslims in Europe. 5 (2). Brill: 145–169. doi:10.1163/22117954-12341324. ISSN 2211-7954.
^ Døving, Cora Alexa (20 February 2020). ""Muslims Are..."". In Hoffmann, Christhard; Moe, Vibeke (eds.). The Shifting Boundaries of Prejudice: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Norway. Scandinavian University Press. doi:10.18261/978-82-15-03468-3-2019-09.
^ Frydenlund, Iselin (24 September 2018). "Buddhist Islamophobia: Actors, Tropes, Contexts". In Dyrendal, Asbjørn; Robertson, David G.; Asprem, Egil (eds.). Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 17. Brill. pp. 279–302. doi:10.1163/9789004382022_014. ISBN 9789004382022. S2CID 201409140.
^ ^a ^b ^c Andersen, Atle (9 July 2011). "Advarer mot islamister". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference tv2a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sarwar, Shazia (23 August 2011). "Hevder at muslimer vil være i flertall i Norge i 2060". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "International counter-jihad organisations". Hope not hate. 11 January 2018.

[1] Bangstad, Sindre (28 October 2016). "Islamophobia: What's in a Name?: Analysing the Discourses of Stopp Islamiseringen av Norge (Stop The Islamisation of Norway, SIAN)". Journal of Muslims in Europe. 5 (2). Brill: 145–169. doi:10.1163/22117954-12341324. ISSN 2211-7954.

[2] Døving, Cora Alexa (20 February 2020). ""Muslims Are..."". In Hoffmann, Christhard; Moe, Vibeke (eds.). The Shifting Boundaries of Prejudice: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Norway. Scandinavian University Press. doi:10.18261/978-82-15-03468-3-2019-09.

[Frydenlund_2018-3] Frydenlund, Iselin (24 September 2018). "Buddhist Islamophobia: Actors, Tropes, Contexts". In Dyrendal, Asbjørn; Robertson, David G.; Asprem, Egil (eds.). Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 17. Brill. pp. 279–302. doi:10.1163/9789004382022_014. ISBN 9789004382022. S2CID 201409140.

[staf1-4] Andersen, Atle (9 July 2011). "Advarer mot islamister". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[tv2a-5] Cite error: The named reference tv2a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Sarwar, Shazia (23 August 2011). "Hevder at muslimer vil være i flertall i Norge i 2060". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[hope-7] "International counter-jihad organisations". Hope not hate. 11 January 2018.

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