Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Zak Ebrahim: Jestem synem terrorysty. Oto jak wybrałem pokój.
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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karę więzienia za mniejsze zarzuty,
na World Trade Center.
w Pensylwanii,
jego, egipskiego inżyniera,
nauczycielkę w szkole podstawowej.
and grade school teacher,
zaczęła się zmieniać.
niezbędnych środków,
strzelbę na ramieniu
na szczycie celu,
big laugh out of that comment,
they thought was so funny.
1,500 pounds of explosives
z 680 kg ładunków wybuchowych
World Trade Center's North Tower,
Północnej Wieży World Trade Center,
ammu, which means uncle.
comfortable around someone,
i jechać do kolejnego miasta.
quiet, chubby new kid in class
pulchnym, nowym dzieciakiem
zdolności społecznych,
temu sposobowi myślenia,
w Filadelfii.
na przemocy wśród młodzieży,
przez większość życia,
of bullying for most of my life,
I felt particularly passionate.
from many different walks of life.
pochodzili z różnych środowisk.
z którym się przyjaźniłem,
żadnej naturalnej animozji.
przyjaciela-Żyda
from all sorts of faiths and cultures,
wszelkich wyznań i kultur,
odegrało fundamentalną rolę
ludzie, jakich dotąd spotkałem.
I would want to be treated.
w dzieciństwie stereotypy
na co nie mam wpływu.
myself about my own bigotry
co do mojej bigoterii
z jakością charakteru danej osoby.
from an unexpected place,
z miejsc niespodziewanych,
na mój światopogląd,
jak wiele negatywnej energii
choćby w teorii?
że pewnego dnia
z religią lub rasą,
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.
Zak Ebrahim | Speaker | TED.com