Ingrid Carlqvist

Ingrid Kristina Carlqvist (born November 9, 1960) is a Swedish writer, editor and journalist. Together with Lars Hedegaard, she ran the now discontinued newspaper Dispatch International.^[1] According to Carlqvist, the newspaper was critical of Islam and its purpose was to report on what was not reported in the mainstream media. She writes extensively about immigration and assimilation problems in Sweden.^[2] She wrote for the pro-Zionist Gatestone Institute until 2016.^[3] In February 2017, she was engaged in the capacity of expert by Fox News.^[4] In March 2017 she came under attack for wondering why it was so sensitive to discuss the evidence surrounding the Holocaust. According to her, no question should be free from scrutiny.^[5]

Background

Carlqvist was born in 1960 in Vantörs Township and grew up in Helsingborg. She studied at the School of Journalism in Gothenburg. In 1992 she married a Moroccan man; they were married for four years. She worked as a journalist at the Kvällsposten/IDag and Punkt se^[6] and is known for her conservative views and criticism of Islam.^[3] In 2009, Carlqvist was fired by the magazine Villaliv. In 2011 she was fired by the newspaper Barometern for an article defending the Sweden Democrats.^[7] In July 2012, she started the anti-Islam newspaper Dispatch International, with Lars Hedegaard which was distributed by the Sweden Democrats as part of their election campaign.^[8][2]

References

External links

• Carlqvist's English-language work
• Dispatch International