Khadr family

Maha (Maryam in arms), Zaynab (Abdulkareem in arms), Abdurahman and Abdullah.

The Khadr family is an Arab family with Canadian citizenship , notable for their ties to Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden coupled with their Canadian nationality. The surname in Arabic isخضر .

The Khadr family consists of:

• The father, Ahmed Said Khadr (born 1948), an Egyptian-Canadian, killed in 2003,
• The mother, Maha Elsamnah (born 1957), a Palestinian-Canadian
• Their children:
  • Zaynab Khadr (born 1979), a daughter, whose wedding was attended by Osama bin Laden
  • Abdullah Khadr (born 1981), a son, now returned to Canada from Pakistan, but has since been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  • Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), a son, notable for his press interviews
  • Omar Khadr (born 1986), a son, captured by American forces and currently held in Guantanamo Bay
  • Abdulkareem Khadr (born 1989), a son who is a paraplegic from a shootout with Pakistani forces
  • Maryam Khadr (born 1991), the youngest daughter of Ahmed Khadr and Maha Elsamnah, now living with the family in Toronto

Controversy

Mother holds strong views. Besides having 'boasted on national television of the glories of terrorism', she is quoted as being fearful that raising the family in Canada would lead to them being involved 'drugs and homosexual relationships.'

Abdulkareem Khadr

Born on (March 29,1989) in Peshawar, Pakistan. While a young child he moved to Afghanistan with his parents. In 2003, his father was killed in a shootout with Pakistani soldiers; during the same shootout, Abdulkareem Khadr was wounded in the spine with a bullet. This event left him a paraplegic, unable to walk upright.

On April 9, 2004, Khadr and his mother returned to Canada, flying from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Toronto. As he was wheeled through the airport, Khadr was asked by reporters what he thought of his return; he merely flashed a peace sign and smiled. He is now living in Toronto with his mother.

External links

• The Khadrs, Canada's First Family of Terrorism, in the News, weblog entry by Daniel Pipes
• Macleans In-depth Article about the Khadrs
• The Good Son, originally published in the National Post, December 28, 2002 -- mainly about Omar, but also gives quotes and anecdotes about other family members, including grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles.
• Globe and Mail: Khadr mother and son return to Canada
• Khadr Laptop Seized at Pearson Airport, March 3, 2005
• In Canada, an Outcast Family Finds Support: U.S. Detention of Teen Draws Concern, Washington Post, June 9, 2005
• Mounties uncover 'Al Qaeda' cache: Plans, tapes diaries seized at Pearson Zaynab Khadr denies they belong to her Toronto Star, June 14, 2005
• Toronto hearing a window on terror probe, Toronto Star, June 18, 2005
• The Khadr effect, Globe and Mail, October 3, 2005