Christine Douglass-Williams

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Christine Douglass-Williams
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Occupation(s)Blogger, author, former television journalist

Christine Douglass-Williams is a Canadian blogger, author, former television journalist and board member of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, who was fired for her writings on the blog Jihad Watch . [1] [2] [3]

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Background

Douglass-Williams emigrated as a child from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada. [4] She is of mixed-race background, with a quarter each of Indian, Scottish, Chinese and black ancestry. [5]

Career

Douglass-Williams is a nine-time international award-winning journalist and television producer. [6] She conducted over 1,700 live interviews on a daily call-in show On the Line on the former CTS TV, and was a fill-in host for 100 Huntley Street . [6] She has been on the board of governors of the Gatestone Institute, and a senior advisor to the Hudson Institute. [6] She has also served as the Public Affairs and Media Consultant for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem – Canada. [6] In addition to being a daily writer at Jihad Watch, she is an associate editor at FrontPage Magazine . [6]

Termination from CRRF

Douglass-Williams was appointed to the board of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation in 2012, but her writings on the blog Jihad Watch starting not long after eventually led to her being terminated from her position in 2017. [2] The decision came after she had been put under review for an essay that warned Icelanders that they were being "duped" by seemingly moderate Muslims. [2] [7] She wrote the piece after travelling to Iceland with Robert Spencer to speak at a conference on Islam and the future of European culture in Reykjavík. [8] Citing her book, Douglas-Williams later claimed to "differentiate between Islamists and human rights-respecting Muslims who thrive to live peaceably and equally among Westerners." [7] On the other hand, she also advocates the notion that even "seemingly moderate Muslims" use taqiyya to hide their campaign to take over the Western world. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Factsheet: Christine Douglas Williams". Bridge Initiative. Georgetown University. 8 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Race relations board member says she's been fired over writings about Islam". CBC News. 21 December 2017.
  3. Yang, Jennifer (21 December 2017). "Board member of anti-racism agency fired amid accusations of Islamophobic commentary". Toronto Star.
  4. Cantelon, Jim (9 July 2009). Christine Williams Lays It, On the Line. 100 Huntley Street.
  5. Alexandersson, Bjartmar O.Þ.; Fontaine, Andie Sophia (18 May 2017). "Bjartmar Does Spencer: Merchant of Fear". The Reykjavík Grapevine .
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  7. 1 2 Levitz, Stephanie (21 August 2017). "Federal appointee to race relations board under scrutiny for writings on Islam". CBC News.
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