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Special Dispatch |4683 |May 1, 2012   The Assassination Of Osama bin Laden – Reactions From the Middle East Media: From the MEMRI TV Archives    The following are reactions to the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces on May 2, 2011, from Middle East television and jihadi websites. The clips are from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Gaza, and the U.K. MEMRI TV Clip No. 2933 Former Saudi TV Host Rania Al-Baz: Bin Laden Was a Black Stain on the Lives of Muslims To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2933.htm. Former Saudi TV host Rania Al-Baz was recently interviewed by Murr TV. In 2004, Al-Baz made headlines when she gave an emotional interview to a Saudi TV channel, after having been beaten by her husband within an inch of her life.   Following are excerpts from the current interview, which aired on May 8, 2011. Rania Al-Baz: "When Bin Laden first came on the scene, people considered him to be a prophet, who would kill the Americans and who would liberate the Muslims. This was how he was perceived at first, and it continues to this day."   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2921 Saudi Expert on Al-Qaeda Fares Bin Hizam: Despite Bin Laden's Image of Asceticism, His Sons Lived a Life of Luxury and Were Never Sent to the Battlefront To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2921.htm. Following are excerpts from an interview with Fares bin Hizam, a Saudi expert on Al-Qaeda, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on May 8, 2011: Interviewer: "The image of Bin Laden as a hero was generated by the notion that he was living in valleys and caves. Even the pursuit was conducted in these rugged areas. Now it transpires that he was living in a house in the city, in a nice area, with three wives and ten children. What was behind the image of Bin Laden leading a life of poverty, even of asceticism?"   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2913 Saudi Cleric and Author Sheikh Muhammad Al-Jazlani on the Killing of Bin Laden: 'Rejoicing at the Death of This Tyrant Is Required by Islamic Law' To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2913.htm. Following is an excerpt from an interview with Saudi cleric and author Sheikh Muhammad Al-Jazlani, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on May 2, 20011: Muhammad Al-Jazlani: "Osama bin Laden is the spiritual father of Al-Qaeda, and he continued to play a central role in that terrorist group, which has transgressed Islam. We can only say that rejoicing at the death of this tyrant is required by Islamic law."   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2912 Preacher Eulogizes Bin Laden at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Warns: Obama Will Soon Be 'Hanging from the Gallows' Next to Bush To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2912.htm. Following are excerpts from a eulogy for Osama bin Laden at Al-Aqsa Mosque, which aired on the Internet on May 2, 2011: Preacher: "Today, the dogs of the West are rejoicing at the killing of one of the lions of Islam. Today, the West rejoices at the killing of one of the lions of Islam. We say to them, from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from the heart of the Caliphate, which, Allah willing, is soon to come: Dogs should not rejoice at the killing of lions. A country of dogs will always remain a country of dogs, while a lion remains a lion even after it is killed."   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2918 Sudanese Islamic Scholar Sheikh 'Atiyya Muhammad Sa'id Calls U.S. President Obama an Apostate Who Must Be Executed, and Says: 'The Path of Osama Bin Laden Is Our Path' To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2918.htm. Following are excerpts from a statement by Sheikh 'Atiyya Muhammad Sa'id, a member of the Sudanese Islamic Scholars Association, at a rally, which was posted on the Internet on May 5, 2011: Sheikh 'Atiyya Muhammad Sa'id: "May Allah have mercy on Osama bin Laden. May Allah place him along with the righteous and the martyrs, 'on whom there shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.' He sought not this world, but the world to come."    MEMRI TV Clip No. 2919 Friday Prayers at a Cairo Mosque Turn into a Pro-Bin Laden Rally At the Mosque and Opposite U.S. Embassy To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2919.htm. Following are excerpts from Friday prayers at Al-Nour Mosque in Cairo, which turned into a pro-bin Laden rally, first at the mosque and later moving to the U.S. Embassy. The footage aired on the Al-Jazeera Network on May 6, 2011. Crowds: "Death to America! "Death to America! "Death to America! "Death to America!"   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2926 Islamist Sheikh Omar Bakri: 'The Islamic Nation Needs Great Leaders Like Sheikh Osama Bin Laden' To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2926.htm. Following are excerpts from a TV show featuring Lebanese MP Uqab Saqr and Islamist Omar Bakri, which aired on LBC TV on May 5, 2011, and from an interview with Omar Bakri, which aired on TRT TV on May 4, 2011. Uqab Saqr: "There is no doubt that [Osama bin Laden] is a killer, who spilled the blood of Muslims, just as he killed the enemies of the Muslims. He is responsible for what happened in northern Africa..."   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2928 Islamists Hold Funeral Prayers for Osama Bin Laden in London, Chanting: 'Obama, Watch Your Back' and 'Democracy, Burn in Hell!' To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2928.htm. Following are excerpts from a demonstration and funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden in front of Regent's Park Mosque in London. The footage was posted on the Internet on May 6, 2011. British Islamist: "You need to look to the U.S. government. They are the real terrorists. They are the ones who are killing many innocent Muslims. They are killing your brothers. They are killing your sisters. Are we not going to respond, my dear Muslims, while these infidels come out so arrogantly, saying that they are victorious, and they are the ones who are establishing justice?"   MEMRI TV Clip No. 2952 Speakers at Pro-Bin Laden Rally in Gaza Strip Praise 9/11 and Say: Osama Lives On in Our Hearts To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/2952.htm. Following are excerpts from pro-bin Laden rallies in the Gaza Strip, which was posted on the Internet on May 20, 2011: Crowds: "There is no god but Allah. "America is the enemy of Allah."   MEMRI TV Clip No. 3003 Sudanese Cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Jazouli Pays Homage to Osama Bin Laden and Calls Upon Muslims to Attack U.S. Citizens Worldwide To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/343/3003.htm. Following are excerpts from a Friday sermon delivered by Sudanese cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Jazouli, which aired on the Internet, on May 29, 2011: Sheikh Ali Al-Jazouli: "The notion of the importance of tipping the global balance of terror in favor of the Muslims is the guiding principle of Osama bin Laden. What is the outcome of this guiding principle? It is what I told you in a previous Friday sermon, about an article written by Friedman Thomas [sic]. The American Jew Friedman Thomas wrote an article in The Washington Post, titled 'Dialogue with the Rebels.' He wrote that in light of the rising hatred of America, the White House should know that it must deal with the Islamic world as it is, and not as the White House would like it to be. He wrote that if the Islamic world gives us three things, we should disengage from it, and let peoples of the region establish whatever regimes they want."  TO READ THE FULL REPORT, VISIT http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6314.htm.