Pim Fortuyn: The anti-Islam populist

In the early 2000s, Pim Fortuyn was one of the most famous gay politicians in the world.

Determined to protect the tradition of progressive Dutch values, Fortuyn was also anti-immigration, and a fierce critic of Islam.

All this against a backdrop of the War on Terror, which, at the time was in full swing.

Host: Aslan Pahari

Producer: Hannah Jose

Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls

Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan

Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research

Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn

To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.