The Terrorist's Son Book Report

The book, The Terrorist’s Son, written by Zak Ebrahim, made me feel bad for Z’s family because their life is also ruined because of their father’s actions. However, I grew up seeing the horrific terrorist scenes on the news and in movies that make me question Z’s family. Is this book just one unique story, or do all families not know of the terroristic plan and do all people in this situation chose a different path? My first question is does the family of the terrorists truly not know that their family member was planning to perform a violent act? Z and his family said that they did not know about the plan. The mother told the police while being interrogated after the shooting, “I hadn’t heard a single syllable” (Ebrahim 7). The plans of terrorism came from the long hours their father spent in a mosque. I thought that this was believable until I saw the movie Patriots Day, which is about the Boston Marathon Bombing. This movie showed the life of the terrorists, and
I will always question if all of the events happen within all families that experience the same situation. I believe I question this story because I grew up with a grandfather who worked in the secret service, whose job was to protect the president from cruel people. Terrorists are some of the people that my grandfather protected the president from, and if I started to feel bad for the terrorists I feel I am going against my country. The media is also a factor in how I feel towards terrorists because they tell of horrible stories and they do not leave out the gore or tears. The Patriots Day movie is an example of one of these movies that caused me to question aspects of this book. If this book was true for everyone, our world would be a better place. I do believe that everyone could learn from something in this book whether you are strongly against terrorism, or if you have some questions on the story besides what is shown in the