Ebrahim shows how those same vulnerabilities can create great strengths, leading people to form great reserves of empathy and tolerance. Terrorist groups tap into certain vulnerabilities that are usually circumstantial: poverty, oppression, disenfranchisement, lack of resources and options. Though Ebrahim was subjected to a violent, intolerant ideology throughout his childhood, he did not become radicalised. Based on his own remarkable journey, he shows that hate is always a choice-and so is tolerance. In both The Terrorist's Sonand his inspiring TEDTALK, Ebrahim dispels the myth that terrorism is aforegone conclusion for people trained to hate. In one of his infamous video messages, Osama bin Laden urged the world to "Remember El-Sayed Nosair." While in prison, Nosair helped plan the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. What is it like to grow up with a terrorist in your home? Zak Ebrahim was only seven years old when, on November 5th, 1990, his father El-Sayed Nosair shot and killed the leader of the Jewish Defense League. Part of the TED series: The Terrorist's Son
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