Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Zak Ebrahim: Som synom teroristu. Tu je dôvod, prečo som si zvolil mier.
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,
učiteľke základnej školy,
spolu komunikovať,
v každom národe
všetky dostupné prostriedky,
tak ako žijú oni.
chodil on a jeho priatelia
pôjdem s ním.
ktorú som vystrelil,
na vrchu terča
big laugh out of that comment,
plne pochopil,
they thought was so funny.
1,500 pounds of explosives
plnej 680 kg výbušnín
World Trade Center's North Tower,
Svetového obchodného centra,
ammu, which means uncle.
comfortable around someone,
pri niekom cítiť príjemne,
a presťahovať do ďalšieho mesta.
večne novou tvárou,
quiet, chubby new kid in class
baculatým novým dieťaťom v triede
vo Philadelphii.
na násilie mládeže
of bullying for most of my life,
obeťou šikanovania,
I felt particularly passionate.
from many different walks of life.
pochádzali z rôznych sociálnych vrstiev.
s ktorým som sa skamarátil,
v Busch Gardens,
from all sorts of faiths and cultures,
mnohých vyznaní a kultúr
boli tí najláskavejší,
akých som kedy stretol.
I would want to be treated.
aby sa iní správali ku mne.
o ktorých som sa učil ako dieťa,
myself about my own bigotry
o mojej úzkoprsosti
from an unexpected place,
z miesta, ktoré najmenej čakáme
začal meniť,
vyčerpanými očami niekoho,
a povedala:
koľko negatívnej energie
keď sa moja rodina rozhodla
že si možno jedného dňa niekto,
použiť moje skúsenosti
tu stojím ako dôkaz,
v náboženstve či rase
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