Journal 3 Ebrahim Speech
The story of Zak Ebrahim details an inner personal struggle to overcome beliefs and doctrine that are constantly at war with his inner mind. It is a struggle to embrace the tenets of a plural society and purge oneself of philosophies of hate, prejudice, radicalism, and bigotry. In his story, he presented how he drew inner strength to share his stories and set the pace to combat negative stereotypes and lay foundation for increased community dialogue.
The speeches delivered by Zak Ebrahim espoused Aristotle’s rhetoric in that the speaker presentation captured the attention of his audience with his style of presentation. He presented two competing views namely how the rest of the world see Islam and Muslims as a religion …show more content…
He explained how despite being deprived of his father’s parental guidance due to incarceration, despite being bullied, despite being almost stabbed by his friend, despite lacking friends and social skills due to lack of interaction with people, he never allowed all these exposures to define his character and …show more content…
But ended with “I am not my father”. The way the audience received the speaker when he started the presentation must significantly change when he finished the presentation. His introduction as son of a terrorist must elicit some concern because of the prejudice already developed against Islamic religion. However as the presentation went on the audience with pre occupied notion against Muslims began changing because their conception of the speaker. Hence by the time the speaker ended his speech he received a standing ovation as an approval of his strength of character and an endorsement of his call for interfaith dialogue to curb prejudice and build
The story of Zak Ebrahim details an inner personal struggle to overcome beliefs and doctrine that are constantly at war with his inner mind. It is a struggle to embrace the tenets of a plural society and purge oneself of philosophies of hate, prejudice, radicalism, and bigotry. In his story, he presented how he drew inner strength to share his stories and set the pace to combat negative stereotypes and lay foundation for increased community dialogue.
The speeches delivered by Zak Ebrahim espoused Aristotle’s rhetoric in that the speaker presentation captured the attention of his audience with his style of presentation. He presented two competing views namely how the rest of the world see Islam and Muslims as a religion …show more content…
He explained how despite being deprived of his father’s parental guidance due to incarceration, despite being bullied, despite being almost stabbed by his friend, despite lacking friends and social skills due to lack of interaction with people, he never allowed all these exposures to define his character and …show more content…
But ended with “I am not my father”. The way the audience received the speaker when he started the presentation must significantly change when he finished the presentation. His introduction as son of a terrorist must elicit some concern because of the prejudice already developed against Islamic religion. However as the presentation went on the audience with pre occupied notion against Muslims began changing because their conception of the speaker. Hence by the time the speaker ended his speech he received a standing ovation as an approval of his strength of character and an endorsement of his call for interfaith dialogue to curb prejudice and build