His father, an al-Qaeda terrorist, staged a bombing in a shopping mall. Zak Ibrahim tells what it is like to experience fear, surprise, despair, hatred for his father, who destroyed the peace in the family; to feel acute pity for mother and brothers; endure years of school bullying and suicidal thoughts.
To realize the son’s love and fear for his father, the need to be like him and the desire not to be like him. There is a saying: if you kill a killer, the number of killers will not change. This book is about how a particular boy managed to grow up in an atmosphere of hatred and make his painful choice «from the opposite» — in favor of compassion and kindness. A look from the other side is always appropriate, as everything that fills us with love and humanity is appropriate — these qualities protect against violence best of all.
Corpus, 144 c.