Zak Ebrahim Explained

Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Name:Abdulaziz El Sayyid Nosair
Birth Date:24 March 1983
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation: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 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.

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

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.

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Notes and References

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