Najwa bin Laden

Najwa bin Laden
Najwa bin Laden is the co-author, with Omar bin Laden and Jean Sasson, of Growing Up bin Laden. She is Osama bin Laden’s first wife and mother to eleven of his children. She was not in contact with Osama bin Laden after leaving Afghanistan, before September 11, 2001.
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Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World by Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden, and Jean Sasson
Growing Up Bin Laden
By: Omar bin Laden, Najwa bin Laden, and Jean Sasson | October 7, 2011

CP Note: October 7, 2001, witnessed the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. The bin Laden family--and the rest of the world--watched as the strikes began.

A weird wail, followed by an excited voice, woke me from a deep sleep. I was at my grandmother’s home in Jeddah when my uncle came crashing into my room, his voice high, his words confusing. “Look what my brother has done! Look what my brother has done! He has ruined all our lives! He has destroyed us!”

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