A Recipe For Change
http://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/the-terrorist-s-son
Zak Ebrahim was only seven years old when, on November 5, 1990, his father, El-Sayyid 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-Sayyid Nosair."
"I’ve spent my life trying to understand what drew my father to terrorism, and struggled with the knowledge that I have his blood in my veins. By telling my story, my intention is to do something hopeful and instructive: to offer a portrait of a young man who was raised in the fires of fanaticism and embraced nonviolence instead. I can’t make any grand claims for myself, but all our lives have themes, and the theme of mine so far is this: Everyone has a choice. Even if you’re trained to hate, you can choose tolerance. You can choose empathy. "
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I REFER to the headline “We’ll fight Islam 100 years” (9/8). I did not say this. My concern is solely with radical Islam. Your headline has totally misrepresented my view. This matter is highly sensitive and the inaccuracy of your headline has justifiably caused a strong backlash from the Islamic community. I share their concern.
Due to the inaccuracy of your headline, many people have not understood the true nature of my comments. My concern is solely with the radical Islamists who distort the true meaning of Islam.
Peter Leahy, Canberra, ACT
I think it is important to keep in mind that our war is against egainst extremists not all Muslims I apologise if my thread heading was also misleading .