The terrorist's son : a story of choice / by Zak Ebrahim with Jeff Giles.
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TextCopyright date: ♭2014Edition: First TED Books hardcover editionDescription: 96 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1476784809; 9781476784809Subject(s): Ebrahim, Zak, 1983- -- Family | Ebrahim, Zak, 1983- -- Political and social views | Nosair, El-Sayed -- Political and social views | Terrorism -- Psychological aspects. -- Biography | Children of criminals -- Biography | Political and social views -- BiographyDDC classification: 303.625/019 Summary: "In The Terrorist's Son, 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. 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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"A TED Original"--Dust jacket.
"Zak Ebrahim, author of The Terrorist's Son," spoke at the TED Conference in 2014. His 9-minute talk, available for free at TED.com, was the inspiration for The Terrorist's Son."--page [98]
"In The Terrorist's Son, 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. 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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