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Zak Ebrahim
زاك إبراهيم
Born
Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair

(1983-03-24) March 24, 1983 (age 43)
OccupationsPeace campaigner, author
FatherEl 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 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 about his father's activities 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

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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, as well as a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage.

Works

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  • Ebrahim, Zak; Giles, Jeff (9 September 2014). The Terrorist's Son. Simon & Schuster/ TED. ISBN 978-1476784809. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.

References

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  1. "About TED Books". TED. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Interview: Zak Ebrahim, Author Of 'The Terrorist's Son'". NPR. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. Perez de Fransius, Marianne. "Zak Ebrahim – Choosing the Path of Peace". Peace Is Sexy. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. Levine, Sam (September 21, 2014). "Here's How A Terrorist's Son Became A Peace Activist". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. Torgovnick May, Kate (February 2, 2015). ""The Terrorist's Son" wins American Library Association award". TED. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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