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Light Will Win

The Bondi Hero's Story of Humanity, Hope and Courage

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Light Will Win

Written by: Ahmed Al Ahmed
Narrated by: Amir Antoine, Ahmed Al Ahmed
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The inspiring and uplifting memoir of Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed, a story of humanity, hope and courage.

Includes an Author's Note read poignantly by the author, Ahmed Al Ahmed.

On a typical Sydney summer afternoon, families gathered at Bondi Beach to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Darkness descended when two gunmen opened fire on the crowd. As one of the gunmen advanced on the innocent civilians, Ahmed Al Ahmed surprised and disarmed him. His split-second decision saved countless lives. Ahmed was subsequently shot five times, leaving lasting nerve damage and two bullets still in his left arm. The viral footage of the Syrian-born Australian Muslim man's heroism drew praise worldwide.

That day, Ahmed stopped hatred in its tracks. His early life in Syria was shaped by hardship and violence, after which he vowed never to harm another – or allow others to do harm.

Ahmed's humbling story, from Syria to that fateful day on Sydney's shores, shows us what true strength is. In a compassionate, insightful and warmly told memoir, Ahmed reminds us how light will always extinguish the dark.

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Critic Reviews

Let us look to his example and confront hatred with the urgency and action it demands (Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City)
Ahmed al Ahmed represented the best of Islam: protecting people in danger (Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia)
Ahmed is what courage looks like when destiny calls. His bravery at Bondi makes him an Aussie legend. When he ran at the gunman, the whole world was cheering (Ben Fordham, radio presenter)
He shows us what true kindness looks like (Rabbi Yehoram Ulman)
Instinct, humanity, conscience made him intervene (Most Rev. Anthony Fisher)
Why didn’t Ahmed shoot the terrorist after disarming him? The answer lies in an inspiring story of courage, humility, love and humanity (Hugh Mackay, psychologist, researcher and bestselling author)
One of our great Australians (Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia)
We owe Ahmed Al Ahmed and his heroism so much. He shows the best of human kindness and what good, brave people are capable of. Now, his life and his actions form part of Sydney and Australia’s richly woven story (Lucy Turnbull, businesswoman and philanthropist)
Instead of running from the danger, he ran towards it and put his life on the line for the sake of others (Australian National Imams Council)
One man chose courage (Zachery Dereniowski, influencer and motivational speaker)
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