I Survived a Far Right Terror Attack in 2011. Here’s What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Extremism

In July 2011, Bjørn Ihler was on Norway’s Utøya island when far-right extremist Anders Breivik fatally shot 69 people and injured 110, mostly students who were attending a summer camp organized by the youth wing of Norway’s Labour party. Since then, Ihler, 27, has worked as a counter-extremism activist, attempting to understand and prevent radicalization.

What happened in New Zealand is devastating, and brings back my memories from 2011 fairly directly.

In July 2011, Bjørn Ihler was on Norway’s Utøya island when far-right extremist Anders Breivik fatally shot 69 people and injured 110, mostly students who were attending a summer camp organized by the youth wing of Norway’s Labour party. Since then, Ihler, 27, has worked as a counter-extremism activist, attempting to understand and prevent radicalization. What happened in New Zealand is devastating, and brings back my memories from 2011 fairly directly.