Zak Ebrahim

Zak Ebrahim
Born Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair
(1983-03-24) March 24, 1983
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality United States
Known for Peace activism
Parent(s) El Sayyid Nosair (father)

Zak Ebrahim (born Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, March 24, 1983[1]) is a peace campaigner and author. He is the son of El Sayyid Nosair. In 1990, when Ebrahim was 7, his father assassinated Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League and a militant Orthodox rabbi.[2] Nosair was subsequently 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 about his father's activities, and in favour of peace[3] He released his first book, The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice through Simon & Schuster in September 2014.[4][5] It won an American Library Association award in 2015.[6]

Other family

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 stepsister from his mother's previous marriage.

Works

References

  1. ↑ "About TED Books". TED. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Interview: Zak Ebrahim, Author Of 'The Terrorist's Son'". NPR. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zak Ebrahim – Choosing the Path of Peace". peaceissexy.net. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Sam Levine. (2014-09-21). "Here's How A Terrorist's Son Became A Peace Activist". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Cahalan, Susannah (August 31, 2014). "My dad, the terrorist: 1993 WTC jihadist's son reveals painful past". nypost.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Torgovnick May, Kate (February 2, 2015). ""The Terrorist's Son" wins American Library Association award". TED. Retrieved 29 July 2016.


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