Hege Storhaug

Hege Storhaug
Storhaug at the Warsaw Book Fair in 2017
Born (1962-05-21) 21 May 1962
Arendal, Norway
Occupation
  • Activist
  • writer
  • author
SubjectCriticism of Islam, immigration and multiculturalism
Notable awardsSouthern Norway's Literary Prize, 2007

Hege Storhaug (born 21 May 1962) is a Norwegian political activist, writer and author. She has been known for her criticism of Islamic cultural practices since the 1990s, and later also opposition to immigration. She formerly worked as a journalist, and has run the small organisation Human Rights Service with her partner since 2002. In 2015 she published the bestselling book Islam, den 11. landeplage, later translated to English as Islam: Europe Invaded. America Warned, which claimed that Islam is a "plague".

Formerly an active volleyball player, Storhaug is a certified athletic trainer with a degree from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, and has highlighted eating disorders among female athletes. She began playing on the Norway women's national volleyball team when she was sixteen years old.