Nadia Chan spoke of her hatred of “honkies” on Twitter

Channel 4 News has been criticised for giving a platform to a racist Islamist who has previously declared her hatred of “honkies” and “Israeli parasites” and her support for terrorists.

The woman introduced herself in the report showcasing Muslim women “who reject stereotypes” by saying: “My name is Nadia Chan and I have a masters in law. I describe myself as an anti-colonial Islamist.”

Viewers who looked Ms Chan up online following the broadcast last Thursday found a Twitter account packed with racial slurs against white and mixed-race people, support for terrorism and anti-Israel invective.

The account has subsequently been removed from the site.

The Guido Fawkes political blog found that she had also appeared on Iran-backed Press TVUK to praise “the armed resistance from