Well known arabist, Islam critic, and member of the European Parliament Hans Jansen died at the age of 72 after a short sickbed. Since June 2014 Jansen was a parliamentary member for the Party for Freedom (PVV) working together with the Dutch Islam critic Geert Wilders.
Jansen wrote seventeen books about Islam which appeared through Dutch, German, and American publishers. He also worked on a translation of the Quran and wrote columns for various outlets.
Jansen was seen as a confident of Geert Wilders advising him, among other things, on the Quranic texts used in the anti-Islam film ‘Fitna’. In the period between 2010 and 2011 Jansen played an important role as witness-expert in the court case against Wilders who was prosecuted and acquitted for sowing hatred and discrimination.
