The Blood of Lambs is a true story about a man who was a former Muslim terrorist. At the age of seven he started training and went on his first mission. At the age of 15, he was an explosive expert. As a young man, his ruthless and violent reputation grew as he completed multiple missions. Finally, he was sent into the United States to convert the weak, the poor, and the needy to radical Islam. In the U.S, a tragic accident happened. Through the kindness of strangers, he had a change of heart, and he came to know God’s unconditional love. Now, as a man with a family, he is speaking out against radical Islam.
Early in Kamal Saleem’s book, he proves that he is brave. When Kamal is seven, he is joins the jihad army. This is an army that spreads the Muslim faith through terrorism. Kamal is one the youngest trainee there besides his friend, Yahya. A specific training exercise shows that Kamal is very brave. He had to crawl under barbed wire while having AK47s being shot over his head. This was the first part of the bravery test. “A stray round bit into the ground beside me, kicking dust into my face. For the first time, I slowed down, real fear spiking my heart like needles.” (96). Kamal was being shot at intentionally during this bravery-testing exercise. He was seven years old when he was …show more content…
Their mission was to infiltrate the Soviet territory, and try to cause damage to anything they could find. “We will fire on the Soviets, bring down as many aircraft as we can, then fight our way back… If the mission was my appointed time to die, so be it.” (230). Kamal was brave enough to be willing to die to complete this mission. This shows that Kamal was very brave because he was only 20 years old, and was willing to risk his life to make a colossal difference in the
Early in Kamal Saleem’s book, he proves that he is brave. When Kamal is seven, he is joins the jihad army. This is an army that spreads the Muslim faith through terrorism. Kamal is one the youngest trainee there besides his friend, Yahya. A specific training exercise shows that Kamal is very brave. He had to crawl under barbed wire while having AK47s being shot over his head. This was the first part of the bravery test. “A stray round bit into the ground beside me, kicking dust into my face. For the first time, I slowed down, real fear spiking my heart like needles.” (96). Kamal was being shot at intentionally during this bravery-testing exercise. He was seven years old when he was …show more content…
Their mission was to infiltrate the Soviet territory, and try to cause damage to anything they could find. “We will fire on the Soviets, bring down as many aircraft as we can, then fight our way back… If the mission was my appointed time to die, so be it.” (230). Kamal was brave enough to be willing to die to complete this mission. This shows that Kamal was very brave because he was only 20 years old, and was willing to risk his life to make a colossal difference in the