Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Зак Ибрахим: Аз съм син на терорист. Ето как избрах мира.
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
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
за виновен,
по предишни обвинения,
атаки
1993г. не били спрени.
египетски инженер
and grade school teacher,
на исляма,
осъзнаят, че
същи неща от живота.
във всеки един народ,
свързани с вярата си, че
всякакви налични
да приемат убежденията им.
да го арестуват,
с няколко приятели,
отида с него.
закрепя пушката на рамото си и
на върха на мишената
big laugh out of that comment,
they thought was so funny.
едва след няколко години.
същата омраза,
да бъдат обвинени
1,500 pounds of explosives
в микробус в подземния паркинг
World Trade Center's North Tower,
Световния търговски център,
ammu, which means uncle.
което значи "чичо".
се бяхме
на детството ми,
comfortable around someone,
с някого,
опаковам нещата и да се местя.
от съучениците.
quiet, chubby new kid in class
пълничкото и
ми липсваха
семейство,
на мислене,
избори през 2000г.
във Филаделфия.
младежкото насилие и като
of bullying for most of my life,
голяма част от живота си,
I felt particularly passionate.
се интересувах.
from many different walks of life.
доста различни.
Никога преди
целия си живот
когато си
from all sorts of faiths and cultures,
религии и култури.
През по-голямата
бях учен, че хомосексуалността
имах възможността
Много скоро осъзнах, че те
страданията
I would want to be treated.
третиран.
сравня
myself about my own bigotry
предразсъдъци и ми
from an unexpected place,
неочаквано място
достатъчен за
много негативна енергия
в себе си.
безсмислени актове,
религия
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