Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Zak Ebrahim: Saya putra seorang teroris. Inilah bagaimana saya memilih perdamaian.
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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tidak bersalah atas pembunuhan itu,
tuduhan yang lebih ringan,
merencanakan penyerangan
seorang insinyur dari Mesir
and grade school teacher,
dari Amerika,
bagi saya.
satu sisi Islam
dalam hidup.
setiap komunitas,
pada kepercayaan mereka
cara hidup mereka.
ia dan beberapa orang teman
di Long Island
dengannya pagi berikutnya.
di bahu saya
tembakkan
di atas sasaran tembak,
terbakar.
big laugh out of that comment,
they thought was so funny.
komentar itu.
menghancurkan yang sama
1,500 pounds of explosives
dengan muatan 750 kg peledak
World Trade Center's North Tower,
World Trade Center,
enam orang
saya kagumi.
ammu, which means uncle.
atau paman.
dalam hidup saya,
comfortable around someone,
dengan seseorang,
dan pindah ke kota berikutnya.
teman-teman sekelas
quiet, chubby new kid in class
anak baru yang pendiam dan chubby
di rumah
dunia nyata.
masuk universitas,
kekerasan remaja,
sebagian besar hidup saya,
of bullying for most of my life,
I felt particularly passionate.
bagi saya.
from many different walks of life.
berbagai latar belakang berbeda.
di kelompok kami
kebencian alamiah
sebelumnya,
taman bermain selama musim panas,
from all sorts of faiths and cultures,
berbagai kepercayaan dan budaya,
dan karena itu
orang-orang baik
orang lain, yang pernah saya temui
I would want to be treated.
orang lain memperlakukan saya.
pada saya ketika kecil
interaksi langsung ini.
menjadi gay,
dihakimi
myself about my own bigotry
akan prasangka yang saya miliki
kualitas karakter seseorang.
from an unexpected place,
yang tidak kita kira-kira,
memberi lebih banyak
terhadap dunia
mulai berubah,
dan berkata,
betapa banyak energi negatif
keluarga saya memutuskan
dengan ayah saya
seseorang, suatu hari,
mengenal toleransi ini,
menggunakan pengalaman saya
aksi terorisme
dalam agama atau ras seseorang,
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