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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Najwa Bin Laden; Osama Bin Laden; Omar Bin Laden; Usāma Ibn-Lādin |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Najwa Bin Laden; Omar Bin Laden; Jean P Sasson |
| ISBN: | 9780312560164 0312560168 |
| OCLC Number: | 317928640 |
| Notes: | Includes index. Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved feared by his family. |
| Description: | xiv, 334 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Part 1. Early days in Saudi Arabia -- Najwa: my youth -- Najwa: married life -- Jean: a note regarding Osama bin Laden's political activities -- Najwa: mother of many sons -- Omar: born the son of Osama bin Laden -- Najwa: marriage surprises -- Omar: growing up bin Laden -- Omar: moving to Medina -- Najwa: many children for Osama -- Jean: a note regarding Osama bin Laden's political activities -- Omar: the nightmare begins -- Part 2. Our life in Khartoum -- Najwa: to Africa -- Najwa: family affairs -- Omar: golden times in Khartoum -- Omar: the scent of death -- Omar: journey into the unknown -- Jean: a note regarding Osama bin Laden's political and militant activities -- Part 3. Afghanistan -- Omar: retreat to Afghanistan -- Omar: Tora Bora mountain -- Najwa: a far, far country -- Omar: my father's army -- Najwa: mountain life -- Omar: the violence escalates -- Omar: real war -- Omar: jihad vacation -- Omar: true terror -- Omar: the tightening noose -- Najwa: young marriage -- Omar: the beginning of the end -- Najwa: to Syria -- Omar: returning to Saudi Arabia -- Najwa: leaving Afghanistan forever -- Omar: September 11, 2001. |
| Responsibility: | Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden, and Jean Sasson. |
Abstract:
Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved and feared by his family.
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