The Terrorist's SonThe Terrorist's Son
a Story of Choice
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Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, First TED Books hardcover edition, All copies in use.Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, First TED Books hardcover edition, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats"What is it like to grow up with a terrorist in your home? Zak Ebrahim was only seven years old when, on November 5th, 1990, his father El-Sayed Nosair shot and killed the leader of the Jewish Defense League. While in prison, Nosair helped plan the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. In one of his infamous video messages, Osama bin Laden urged the world to 'Remember El-Sayed Nosair.' In [this book], Ebrahim dispels the myth that terrorism is a foregone conclusion for people trained to hate. Based on his own remarkable journey, he shows that hate is always a choice and so is tolerance. Though Ebrahim was subjected to a violent, intolerant ideology throughout his childhood, he did not become radicalized. Terrorist groups tap into certain vulnerabilities that are usually circumstantial poverty, oppression, disenfranchisement, lack of resources and options. Ebrahim shows how those same vulnerabilities can create great strengths, leading people to form great reserves of empathy and tolerance. He believes that, because we all have a deep capacity for empathy, humans have the choice--and can find the will--to reject negative ideology."--Provided by publisher.
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- New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2014., New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2014.
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