another blow to his ego. >> he was electrocuted, and he couldn't work because of his injury and we were on food stamps. he became very withdrawn and started spending more and more time reading his koran and becoming more introverted. the afghan war was raging at the time and muslims from all over the world were traveling to afghanistan tofying the soviet union. >> around the world, public demonstrations of outrage against the soviet invasion of afghanistan mount. >> my father very much wanted to go, to be a part of something greater than himself after take these knocks to his self-esteem. >> zach's father found that sense of purpose right here in jersey city. >> actually, there's the mosque right up there. that's where my father started spending more and more time and less time with our family. >> as a kid, zach often attended mosque with his father. it's here they would listen to a