Beschreibung:
This is the story of Akram Mohammad Musad and his dream that became a nightmare. Akram, relocated at age 16 from Egypt to the Washington DC area by a family tragedy, embraces American culture and the 'American Dream' by jumping through the hoops of hard work and college. He hopes to get a good job, success and money, and maybe someday a wife. After college, trivial jobs and brief periods of happiness are his only rewards. He shares his dreams with Judith, his Jewish 'sort of' girl friend. Finally, he finds his dream job only to have 9/11 and America's own prejudice extinguish the dream. He loses his job because he is Muslim and born in Egypt. Alienated and angry at the US, he is recruited by an al Qaeda agent at his mosque in Washington DC. In just a few months Akram goes from living his American dream to participating in jihad.