In light of this, the call by Indonesiaâs ISIL supporters to rally followers in support of an Islamic State, with tales of ISIL violence spread around as the âsuccess storiesâ of some kind of holy war, becomes a very real discomfort.
William Gibson. For other people named William Gibson, see William Gibson (disambiguation). William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk.
Activist, educator, author, member of the Weathermen (later known as the Weather Underground). Born William Charles Ayers on December 26, 1944, in Oak Park, Illinois. A former radical activist, Bill Ayers has established himself as an educator and author. He grew up as the middle child of five in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. His father was a business executive and his mother was a homemaker.