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The Bin Ladens

Book • 2008
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century chronicles the story of Mohamed Bin Laden, a Yemeni bricklayer who became a key figure in Saudi Arabia's development, and his family's journey from poverty to wealth.

The book explores the family's interactions with American influences and the contradictions between their Islamic roots and Western lifestyles, including the divergent paths of Osama and his brother Salem.

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