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Identity politics is about our quest for recognition
The rapid changes in the political and economic landscape have seen people around the world losing their sense of dignity and thus their identity
‘White Widow’ writes love poem to Osama bin Laden
Investigators have discovered a poem written by British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite, addressed to deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Ten things about the Bin Laden report
The "Bin Laden report" is the result of an investigation by a commission appointed by the Pakistan government into the slaying of Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden’s cook returns from Guantanamo Bay
The former cook of slain al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has returned to his native Sudan after his release from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
SA was high on Bin Laden’s hit list
Even though the al-Qaeda boss is dead, South Africa could still be targeted for attacks, new documents show.
Bin Laden no ‘puppet master’
New documents show that Osama bin Laden was not the "puppet master" of jihadi groups around the world and complained of what he called "incompetence".
Death of Bin Laden was the end of al-Qaeda – officials
Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.
Bin Laden’s family deported from Pakistan
Osama bin Laden's family is expected to be deported from Pakistan on Wednesday, 11 months after the US raid that killed the al-Qaeda kingpin.
Bin Laden’s widows to be deported out of Pakistan
A court in Pakistan has ordered that Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters be deported out of the country after illegally living there.
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