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Sent 1: In February 1998, the 40-year-old Saudi exile Usama Bin Laden and a fugitive Egyptian physician, Ayman al Zawahiri, arranged from their Afghan headquarters for an Arabic newspaper in London to publish what they termed a fatwa issued in the name of a "World Islamic Front."
Sent 2: A fatwa is normally an interpretation of Islamic law by a respected Islamic authority, but neither Bin Laden, Zawahiri, nor the three others who signed this statement were scholars of Islamic law.
Sent 3: Claiming that America had declared war against God and his messenger, they called for the murder of any American, anywhere on earth, as the "individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it."
Sent 4: Three months later, when interviewed in Afghanistan by ABC-TV, Bin Laden enlarged on these themes.
Sent 5: He claimed it was more important for Muslims to kill Americans than to kill other infidels."
Sent 6: It is far better for anyone to kill a single American soldier than to squander his efforts on other activities," he said.
Sent 7: Asked whether he approved of terrorism and of attacks on civilians, he replied:"We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans.
Sent 8: Nothing could stop you except perhaps retaliation in kind.
Sent 9: We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian.
Sent 10: As far as we are concerned, they are all targets."
Sent 11: Note: Islamic names often do not follow the Western practice of the consistent use of surnames.
Sent 12: Given the variety of names we mention, we chose to refer to individuals by the last word in the names by which they are known: Nawaf al Hazmi as Hazmi, for instance, omitting the article "al" that would be part of their name in their own societies.
Sent 13: We generally make an exception for the more familiar English usage of "Bin" as part of a last name, as in Bin Laden.
Sent 14: Further, there is no universally accepted way to transliterate Arabic words and names into English.
Sent 15: We have relied on a mix of common sense, the sound of the name in Arabic, and common usage in source materials, the press, or government documents.
Sent 16: When we quote from a source document, we use its transliteration, e.g.,"al Qida" instead of al Qaeda.
Sent 17: Though novel for its open endorsement of indiscriminate killing, Bin Laden's 1998 declaration was only the latest in the long series of his public and private calls since 1992 that singled out the United States for attack.
Sent 18: In August 1996, Bin Laden had issued his own self-styled fatwa calling on Muslims to drive American soldiers out of Saudi Arabia.

Question: What did Bin Laden claim in an interview with ABC-TV? (true/0)

It is better to kill a single American soldier than to waste time on other activities
Islamic teachings should be followed to the letter of the law
He claimed it was more important for Muslims to kill Americans than to kill other infidels
It is more important for Muslims to kill Americans than to kill other infidels
He said it was more important to kill other infidels than Americans
Women and children should be spared

Question: Why do we use " Bin Laden" to refer to Usama Bin Laden and only "Hazmi" to refer to Nawaf al Hazmi? (true/1)

Bin Laden is a leader and Hasmi is lower in the organizations
"Bin" is more familiar to English speakers, so we make an exception and use it; whereas the article "al" in an Arabic name is less familiar
It is their custom to call as it is mentioned in fatwa
We chose to refer to individuals by the last word in the names by which they are known: Nawaf al Hazmi as Hazmi and We generally make an exception for the more familiar English usage of "Bin" as part of a last name, as in Bin Laden
Because 'al' is not a part of the name in their own societies
Hazmi is not wealthy, but Bin Laden is
They chose to refer individuals by the last word in the names by which they are known
Hazmi isn't a scholar, but Bin Laden is
Because there is not universally accepted way to transliterate Arabic words and names into English

Question: Why does the author use the spelling "Al Quida" instead of "Al Qaeda"? (false/2)

Due to transliteration from a source document
They want to their names look like American to enter the counrty
According to the author, "There is no universally accepted way to transliterate Arabic words and names into English." The author has attempted to rely on "a mix of common sense, the sound of the name in Arabic, and common usage in source materials, the press, or government documents."
Because Al Quida is a separate group from Al Qaeda
Depending on the audience we are writing for
When we quote from a source document, we use its transliteration, e.g.,"al Qida" instead of al Qaeda
Depending on the length of the document
It depends on the type of document
When it is quoted from a source document they use its translation e.g ' al Qida' instead of al Qaeda

Question: What reasons does Bin Laden give for issuing a fatwa on all Americans? (false/3)

To call on Muslims to drive American soldiers out of Saudi Arabia
He claimed that America had declared war against God and his messenger
To avenge the deaths of innocents
They believe that the worst thieves and terrorists in the world today are the Americans
To give them a reason to change their evil
He claimed that American had declared war against God [Allah] and his messenger [Mohammed] and that Americans are the worst thieves and terrorists in the world
To convert them to Islam
They want to take revenge for not allowing them to migrate to America

Question: Who said "It is far better for anyone to kill a single American soldier than to squander his efforts on other activities." (false/4)

Question: What is a fatwa that Usama Bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri arranged to have published? (true/5)

"World Islamic Front"
A fatwa is normally an interpretation of Islamic law by a respected Islamic authority
Bin Laden & al Zawahiri's Fatwa
A fatwa is a struggle
Al Qaeda Fatwa

Question: The fatwa that Bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri arranged to published, what was the matter with it? (true/6)

Because Bin Laden, Zawahiri, nor the three others who signed this statement were scholars of Islamic law
Several pages were omitted
The English translation contained several errors
It had no credible research
Fatwas are usually issued by a respected Islamic authority, which they were not
Bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri were not scholars of Islamic Law

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