GROWING UP BIN LADEN

Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Translators: Bal Bhagwat

• ISBN: 9788184982534

• Edition: 2nd Edition

• Publishing Year: June 2011

• Pages: 408

• Language: Marathi (Translated from English)

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Biography & True Stories

About the Book

The Secret Life of Osama Bin Laden by Jean Sasson provides an unprecedented glimpse into the private life of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Through the voices of Osama’s first wife, Najwa, and his fourth son, Omar, the book delves deep into the complexities of the man behind the headlines—the man feared and revered globally.

Najwa recounts her early years with Osama, describing the quiet, serious young man she married at the age of 17. From a life of extraordinary wealth in Saudi Arabia, she follows him to a remote mountaintop in Afghanistan, where she bears him 11 children. As Osama’s fanaticism grows, it drives a wedge between them, and she is forced to witness the transformation of her husband into a radical figure. Meanwhile, their son, Omar, shares his childhood experiences, the struggle to gain his father's approval, and his training in desert survival and handling Kalashnikovs in a household teeming with more than 20 siblings.

The book also takes readers behind the scenes of the bin Laden family’s flight from one country to another, evading the increasing militancy of Osama’s activities, until their eventual escape from Afghanistan before the tragic events of 9/11. For the first time, the bin Laden family gives a revealing account of their life on the run and paints a portrait of Osama not just as a terrorist, but as a husband, father, and businessman.

Complete with exclusive family photographs, The Secret Life of Osama Bin Laden uncovers the human side of the world’s most notorious terrorist, offering readers a compelling and intimate narrative that goes beyond the headlines.