| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved feared by his family. |
| Subject |
Bin Laden, Najwa.
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Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Biography.
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Saudi Arabia -- Social life and customs.
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Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
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Bin Laden, Omar.
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| Added Author |
Bin Laden, Omar.
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Sasson, Jean P.
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| ISBN |
9780312560164 |
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0312560168 |
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