Zak Ebrahim
Zak Ebrahim | |
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زاك إبراهيم | |
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| Born | Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair March 24, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Peace campaigner, author |
| Father | El Sayyid Nosair |
Zak Ebrahim (born Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair (Arabic: عبد العزيز السيد نصير); March 24, 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]) is an American peace campaigner and author. He is the son of convicted terrorist El Sayyid Nosair, who assassinated Meir Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defense League and a militant Orthodox rabbi.[2] Nosair was later convicted of involvement in the New York City landmark bomb plot.[2]
After several years of hiding his true identity, Abdulaziz changed his name to Zak Ebrahim and began to speak publicly and critically about his father's crimes and in favor of peace.[3] He released his first book, The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice through Simon & Schuster in September 2014.[4] It won an American Library Association award in 2015.[5]
Other family
[edit]Ebrahim's mother, a native of Pittsburgh born Karen Mills, changed her name to Khadijah, when she left Roman Catholicism for Islam, in 1982. He has a brother, and a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage.
Works
[edit]- Ebrahim, Zak; Giles, Jeff (9 September 2014). The Terrorist's Son. Simon & Schuster/ TED. ISBN 978-1476784809.
References
[edit]- ^ "About TED Books". TED. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Interview: Zak Ebrahim, Author Of 'The Terrorist's Son'". NPR. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Perez de Fransius, Marianne. "Zak Ebrahim – Choosing the Path of Peace". Peace Is Sexy. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Levine, Sam (September 21, 2014). "Here's How A Terrorist's Son Became A Peace Activist". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Torgovnick May, Kate (February 2, 2015). ""The Terrorist's Son" wins American Library Association award". TED. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
External links
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- Official website
- Zak Ebrahim at TED
- Radio interview on NPR, September 18, 2014
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