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 He studied [[Islam]] at King Abdul-Aziz University under Muhammad Qutb<ref>[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RL33038.pdf Origins of Al Qaeda], page 4 of 14, 17 August 2005</ref>(the yournger brother of Sayyid Qutb) and Shaykh Dr. Abdullah Azzam. Abdullah Azzam had a doctorate in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University. However, there are also reports that indicate he studied civil engineering there.
-In a 2004 poll conducted by Zogby International, 18% of United Arab Emirates citizens chose Osama bin Laden as their "most admired" world leader. "No one" finished first with 22%.<ref>Zogby International - [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21449 Friend Or Foe?] FrontPageMag, February 28, 2006</ref> An Al-Jazeera [[Arabic]] poll involving 41260 participants in September 2006 found that a huge ''49.9%'' of Arab Muslims support him.<ref>http://www.aljazeera.net/Portal/Aspx/SurveyResult.aspx</ref>
+Bin Laden was killed in his million-dollar, three-story mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Islamabad.
-Osama bin Laden was also supported by the Supreme Authority of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia. Many of them concurred with Osama bin Laden with regard to the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. Those that did were dismissed by the House of Saud.
-He also at one point found support from among one of Lebanon's top Islamic clerics - Fathi Yakan, who is  described by Islamic website ''IslamOnline'' as a prominent scholar with a Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In a televised interview broadcast on Al Jazeera (March 16, 2007) he refers to Bin Laden as a man after his own heart, and said he considers the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be "fine" and he was not sad or depressed that it happened.<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/24910_Leading_Islamic_Scholar-_Osama_Bin_Laden_is_A_Man_After_My_Own_Heart Leading Islamic Scholar: Osama Bin Laden is "A Man After My Own Heart"] – little Green Football</ref>
-In 2007, the [[All Pakistan Ulema Council|Ulema Council]] of Pakistan (the biggest of its kind in the country with 2,000 scholars)<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-21/pakistan/27993852_1_scholars-salman-rushdie-honour Pakistan scholars honour Bin Laden in Rushdie row] - Times of India, June 21, 2007</ref> awarded him the title 'Saifullah' (Sword of Allah), their highest honor.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref>
-Bin Laden was killed in his million-dollar, three-story mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Islamabad. Following his death, a 2011 Gallup survey found that the majority of Pakistanis were grieved by his passing.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-osama-killed-most-pakistanis-grieve-for-osama-says-survey/20110517.htm|2=2011-05-18}} Most Pakistanis grieve for Osama: Survey] - Rediff News, May 17, 2011</ref>
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