Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Zak Ebrahim: Jsem synem teroristy. Zde je důvod, proč jsem si vybral mír.
Groomed for terror, Zak Ebrahim chose a different life. The author of The Terrorist's Son, he hopes his story will inspire others to reject a path of violence. Full bio
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and grade school teacher,
a učitelce na základní škole,
big laugh out of that comment,
očividně neskutečně pobavila,
they thought was so funny.
co jim na tom přišlo tak vtipné.
1,500 pounds of explosives
680 kg výbušniny
World Trade Center's North Tower,
Světového obchodního centra,
ammu, which means uncle.
„ammu“, což znamená strýc.
comfortable around someone,
začal cítit příjemně,
do dalšího města.
quiet, chubby new kid in class
být tiché, baculaté nové dítě ve třídě
jsem svůj čas trávil doma
násilí mezi mládeží
of bullying for most of my life,
většinu svého života,
I felt particularly passionate.
které mě zvláště zajímalo.
from many different walks of life.
z nejrůznějších sociálních vrstev.
se kterým jsem se spřátelil,
from all sorts of faiths and cultures,
rozličných vyznání a kultur
I would want to be treated.
aby se mnou bylo zacházeno.
myself about my own bigotry
o své vlastní úzkoprsosti,
s kvalitou něčí osobnosti.
from an unexpected place,
z nečekaných míst
kolik negativní energie
tu stojím jakožto důkaz,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zak Ebrahim - Peace activistGroomed for terror, Zak Ebrahim chose a different life. The author of The Terrorist's Son, he hopes his story will inspire others to reject a path of violence.
Why you should listen
When Zak Ebrahim was seven, his family went on the run. His father, El Sayyid Nosair, had hoped Zak would follow in his footsteps -- and become a jihadist. Instead, Zak was at the beginning of a long journey to comprehend his past.
Zak Ebrahim kept his family history a secret as they moved through a long succession of towns. In 2010, he realized his experience as a terrorist’s son not only gave him a unique perspective, but also a unique chance to show that if he could escape a violent heritage, anyone could. As he told Truthdig.com, “We must embrace tolerance and nonviolence. Who knows this better than the son of a terrorist?”
In 2014 Ebrahim published the TED Book The Terrorist's Son, a memoir written with Jeff Giles about the path he took to turn away from hate. In early 2015 the book won an American Library Association Alex award.
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