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Khadr immigrated to Canada from Egypt in 1997. He and his wife Maha Elsamnah , a Palestinian-Canadian who he met after his arrival, had six children, among which are four sons, Omar , Abdullah , Abdurahman, and Abdul Karim; and one daughter, Zaynab .

In 1980, inspired by the jihad declared by Muslim scholars against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Khadr travelled there, and met bin Laden. His young family joined him there shortly afterwards.

Khadr's name became widely known in Canada in 1996, when he was arrested by the Pakistani government for an alleged role in a terrorist bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad. He launched a hunger strike and was interviewed in hospital, proclaiming he was innocent and that his work consisted solely of charitable work to provide food and schooling to Afghan orphans.

As Canadian Prime Minister Jean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chretien (born January 11, 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. The Rt Hon. Jean Chretien Rank 20th Term of Office November 3, 1993 December 12, 2003 happened to then be visiting Pakistan, he mentioned the matter to Pakistani prime minister Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto (born June 21, 1953) became the first woman to lead a Muslim country in modern times when she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, only to be deposed in a coup 20 months later. She was re-elected in 1993 but was dismissed three y, and managed to secure Khadr's release.

In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, Khadr and his family attended the wedding of bin Laden's son, MohammedShaikh Mohammed bin Laden also known as Mohammed Awad bin Laden ( 1895 1968), a Yemeni immigrant to Saudi Arabia was a wealthy investor, businessman and patriarch of the bin Laden family. He married ten times and fathered at least 53 children. Osama bin L, a friendly gesture which bin Laden reciprocated when he later attended the wedding of Khadr's daughter Zaynab.

Khadr is believed to have been killed in Afghanistan sometime in 2003 during a shootout with Pakistani soldiers. His son Abdul Karim, then 14, was paralyzed in the same incident.

Another son Abdurahman was held at Guantanamo BayGuantanamo Bay (abbreviated as GTMO or Gitmo ) is located at the south-eastern end of Cuba, in the Guantanamo Province, at 19° 54' N. 75° 9' W Lon. and contains a United States Naval Base (116 km²). History See also timeline of Guantanamo Bay The base was and later released, and Omar is presently being held there by the U.S. government.

1 Quotes about Khadr

• "We believe dying by the hand of your enemy because you believe in… you're doing it in the way of Allah, that it's the best way to die. My father had always wished that he would be killed… he would be killed for the sake of Allah. I remember when we were very young he would say, if you guys love me, pray for me that I get jihaded, which is killed." -- Khadr's daughter Zaynab, on her father