All Jews are evil, and homosexuality is an abomination.
Ebrahim explains how easy it is to implant bigotry in children: “Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Despite the clarity of the writing, these emotions are experienced through a glass darkly and are spooky to the point of chilling. Throughout the book, the author is all youthful anxiety: confused, fearful, bullied, angry, self-loathing. It turns out that his father, El-Sayyid Nosair, has assassinated Meir Kahane, leader of the Jewish Defense League, and is a protégé of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the fundamentalist “Blind Sheik.” Later, Ebrahim’s father was also convicted of helping plot the first World Trade Center bombing from prison. His mother is shaking him awake and telling him to pack his things there’s been an accident, someone is hurt, and they must go to a hospital in Brooklyn. The book opens with a shock: The author is 7 years old, living in New Jersey, and it’s the middle of the night. With the assistance of journalist Giles, Ebrahim conjures a child’s voice as he tells the story of his life thus far.
The inspiring story of a peace advocate who was raised in the dogma of hate but chose a different path.
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