Omar bin Laden is the c0-author, with Najwa bin Laden and Jean Sasson, of Growing Up bin Laden. He is Osama bin Laden’s fourth-born son. He was not in contact with Osama bin Laden after leaving Afghanistan before September 11, 2001.
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!”