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.
William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 â August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician. He was the first mayor of Toronto and was a leader during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion. Early life & Immigration Background, early years in Scotland, and education, 1795â1820 William Lyon Mackenzie was born on March 12, 1795, in Scotland in the Dundee suburb Springfield.[1]