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The compound where osama bin laden was killed in abbottabad, pakistan. May 12, 2011 the family of osama bin laden s youngest wife have broken their silence to describe how the 29yearold yemeni, currently in the custody of security services in pakistan, refused the chance to. The rest of osama s wives were arranged women that he had. To protect his identity, we are not using his real voice. Osamas wife and son take us inside their secret world is a 2009 book based on interviews with a wife and son of osama bin laden. Growing up bin laden ebook by omar bin laden 9781429932332. On 10 september 2001, osama bin ladens wives were ordered to pack one.
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Laden s mother, hamida alattas was the tenth wife of his father, mohammed bin laden. Since the events of 911, osama bin laden has been the subject of numerous books and articles of varying quality, but the u. Starting with a compelling love story between the author and a bin laden brother, it chronicles the clash between the swissborn author and her saudi husbands culture. Al qaeda chief osama bin laden told his gathered family to go. Jul 31, 2019 osama bin laden was born in 1957 in saudi arabia to a father who made billions of dollars in the construction industry and his 10th wife, according to. In a letter to his wife written in january 2011, osama bin laden asked her for details of a filling that she had put in by an iranian dentist, and that he feared could contain a tracking device. Speaking to adrian levy and cathy scottclarke, for their book the exile. A passport photo of osama bin laden s youngest wife, amal ahmed al sadah, published by the news, a pakistani newspaper. Osama bin laden was born osama bin mohammed bin awad bin laden on march 10, 1957, in riyadh, saudi arabia, to construction billionaire mohammed awad bin laden and mohammeds 10th wife, syrianborn. Growing up bin laden provides illuminating insight into the early life of osama bin laden and reveals how this mans hatred was formed as witnessed by his son omar. Jun 30, 2009 all this is according to a forthcoming book by osamas first wife, najwa bin laden, and his son omar bin laden, to be published in the autumn by st. Home world news for first time, bin ladens wife amal tells the story of the night he was killed for first time, bin ladens wife amal tells the story of the night he was killed the story of.
Osama bin laden with one of his sons in 2001 the same year the 911 attacks were carried out credit. Amal bin laden, the youngest and fourth wife of slain alqaeda chief osama bin laden, narrated the full account of the night her husband was killed by us navy seal 6 team inside the compound in. The story was told by najwa bin laden, osama bin laden s first wife and their fourth son, omar bin laden. Once i was an innocent child dreaming little girl dreams. The ex wife of osama bin ladins older brother speaks out in this shocking, impossible to put down memoir. Osama bin laden s family occupied the second and third floor of his sprawling hideout in pakistan, where one of his sons was killed and his wife was injured in the sunday raid by u. The book includes what may be the most complete account available of the. In a new book about her time living with bin laden, najwa ghanem has told how she gave birth to 11 of his 14 children because bin laden said that islam needed many warriors. Osama bin laden biography childhood, life achievements. The coauthor of a memoir by osama bin laden s son and one of his wives shares the reaction of the family and her thoughts on the. How seal team six took out osama bin laden history.
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