Ingrid Kristina Carlqvist (born 9 November 1960) is a Swedish author and former journalist. According to Expo and Hope not Hate, Carlqvist is a far-right extremist who has developed close ties to the white supremacist milieu in Sweden and abroad.[1][2] Previously affiliated with the Islamophobic movement, she has recently shifted her focus to antisemitism and disavowed her former affiliations.[1][2]
Ingrid Carlqvist | |
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| Born | Ingrid Kristina Carlqvist 9 November 1960 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Author and journalist |
Early life
editCarlqvist was born on 9 November 1960 in Vantör Township, and was raised in Helsingborg. She studied at the School of Journalism in Gothenburg.
Career
editIn 2009, Carlqvist was fired by the mainstream housing magazine Villaliv, and in 2011 she was fired by the local newspaper Barometern. According to Carlqvist, she was fired from Barometern for blogging in defense of the Sweden Democratic Youth, which at the time was the youth league of the Sweden Democrats.[3]
In July 2012, she founded the Swedish language news-sheet Dispatch International with Lars Hedegaard, which was distributed by the Sweden Democrats as part of its election campaign.[4][5] The publication's general theme was Islamophobia, and its stated purpose was, according to Carlqvist, "to report what was not being reported" in the Swedish mainstream media with regard to Third World mass immigration into Swedish society.[5]
She was employed by the Gatestone Institute from 2015 until 2016, when she was fired for having expressed support for neo-Nazis,[1] and also formerly wrote for the blog Gates of Vienna.[6]
After having been affiliated with the counter-jihad movement, she had by 2016 shifted to becoming affiliated with white supremacist and antisemitic views, and neo-Nazi groups such as the Nordic Resistance Movement.[1] Carlqvist has been described as engaging in Holocaust denial by Hope not Hate, and has disassociated herself from the counter-jihad movement, bemoaning its "Jewish funders".[2] She stated to be a member of the white supremacist neo-pagan organization Asatru Folk Assembly in 2018.[7]
In March 2017, Carlqvist was interviewed as an ''expert'' on Fox Business by Cheryl Casone. However, Fox never stated that she has an involvement in far-right and neo-Nazi politics. Carlqvist explained that Sweden has reached a ''critical mass'' of immigrants who ''don't love Sweden or the Swedish people''.[8]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she expressed support for Russia and Vladimir Putin, whom she believes ''holds family, church and nation supreme''.[9] She also claimed that ''most Russians love Putin and his policies that have given them faith and hope'' and that "Putin has never said that he wants to expand Russia's borders, only that he does not want NATO in the neighboring country".[10][11]
Publications
edit- 2005 – Ego girl (with Carolina Gynning) ISBN 978-9172637306
- 2009 – Ego woman (with Carolina Gynning) ISBN 978-9150500875
- 2009 – Inte utan mina söner ISBN 978-9197738262
- 2009 – Ljusfolket (with Benny Rosenqvist) ISBN 978-9186587345
- 2010 – Keith och jag ISBN 978-9163364051
- 2010 – Mellan himmel och jord (with Benny Rosenqvist) ISBN 978-9153434597
- 2012 – Horungen (with Donya Wihbi) ISBN 978-9174610680
- 2012 – Mina år med Bin Ladens (with Catrin Streete) ISBN 978-9174611243
- 2012 – Din innersta fruktan (with Benny Rosenqvist) ISBN 978-9186603533
- 2018 – Från Sverige till Absurdistan ISBN 978-9188667588
References
edit- ^ a b c d Daniel Vergara; Jonathan Leman (2 March 2017). "Notorious Swedish right-wing extremist touted as expert by Fox Business". Expo IDAG.
- ^ a b c Mulhall, Joe (25 April 2017). "Hope not Hate: Leading European anti-Muslim activist denies the Holocaust". Hope not Hate.
- ^ "Björn af Kleen besöker Ingrid Carlqvist | Kultur | Expressen". www.expressen.se. May 2013.
- ^ "SD skickar ut islamfientlig tidning". Svenska Dagbladet. 22 November 2012 – via www.svd.se.
- ^ a b Johannes Nesser (3 May 2013). "Ingrid Carlqvist attackerad under demonstration" (in Swedish).
- ^ "Key players: Ingrid Carlqvist". Hope not hate. 17 January 2018.
- ^ Carlqvist, Ingrid [@ingridcarlqvist] (15 January 2018). "Jag är med i Asatru Folk Assembly" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Notorious Swedish right-wing extremist touted as expert by Fox Business" (in Swedish). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Ingrid Carlqvist on Twitter: "@bjornsoder Nu får du väl ändå sluta med dina okunniga dumheter! Det är Nato, WEF, FN m fl som försöker införa en ny världsordning à la kommunism. Ryssland är inte Sovjetunionen, utan håller tvärtom familjen, kyrkan och nationen som det högsta." / Twitter". 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Ingrid Carlqvist on Twitter: "@lopsedeln2 @66Aikon @bjornsoder Demokrati tar flera generationer, men sanningen är att de flesta ryssar älskar Putin och hans politik som gett dem framtidstro och hopp." / Twitter". 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Ingrid Carlqvist on Twitter: "@roger_eichhorn @GranbergCecilia @bjornsoder Att du påstår att Putin drömmer om ett nytt Sovjetunionen bevisar att du bara läser Natopropaganda. Putin har aldrig sagt att han vill utöka Rysslands gränser, bara att han inte vill ha Nato i grannlandet. USA skulle ha gjort likadant." / Twitter". 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.