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the Sudan she considers herself Sudanese.<ref name=Seattlest/> | the Sudan she considers herself Sudanese.<ref name=Seattlest/> | ||
Her father was politically active, and was disowned by his Egyptian family, hence his move to Sudan. | Her father was politically active, and was disowned by his Egyptian family, hence his move to Sudan. | ||
She was six years old when she was orphaned. | She was six years old when she was orphaned.<ref name=nytimes2002-12-02/> | ||
She describes the family that adopted her and eight other children raising her in poverty, in | She describes the family that adopted her and eight other children raising her in poverty, in | ||
[[Washington D.C.]]. As a teenager she competed in a beauty pageant and describes becoming the | [[Washington D.C.]]. As a teenager she competed in a beauty pageant and describes becoming the | ||
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==Boof's account of her relationship with Osama bin Laden== | ==Boof's account of her relationship with Osama bin Laden== | ||
According to Boof she had a creepy feeling about Osama bin Laden, when she first met him, | According to Boof she had a creepy feeling about Osama bin Laden, when she first met him, and | ||
congratulated herself that none of his bodyguards had followed her home, only to find that | congratulated herself that none of his bodyguards had followed her home, only to find that she had been followed, and that bin Laden had chosen her as a concubine.<ref name=Seattlest/> | ||
she had been followed, and that bin Laden had chosen her as a concubine.<ref name=Seattlest/> | She describes their first sexual encounter as a [[rape]]. But, citing the example of [[Patty Hearst]] | ||
She describes | she objects to being described as a "[[sex slave]]". She points out that Patty Hearst was | ||
their first sexual encounter as a [[rape]]. But, citing the example of [[Patty Hearst]] | raped, and held captive, but she is never described as a "sex slave". | ||
she objects to being described as a "[[sex slave]]". She points out that | |||
raped, and held | |||
According to Boof, Osama bin Laden was obsessed with American singer [[Whitney Houston]].<ref name=Seattlest/> | According to Boof, Osama bin Laden was obsessed with American singer [[Whitney Houston]].<ref name=Seattlest/> | ||
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carried around [[Playboy magazines]]. | carried around [[Playboy magazines]]. | ||
Boof says bin Laden wanted her to wear her hair like Whitney Houston's; said that Houston | Boof says bin Laden wanted her to wear her hair like Whitney Houston's; said that Houston | ||
looked inherently Islamic, and had been brainwashed by | looked inherently Islamic, and had been brainwashed by American culture, and by her husband | ||
[[Bobby Brown]]; that Houston was the only black woman he had considered marrying; that he | [[Bobby Brown]]; that Houston was the only black woman he had considered marrying; that he | ||
had considered having Bobby Brown assassinated. | had considered having Bobby Brown assassinated. | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
In addition to | In addition to her 2006 memoirs, ''"Diary of a lost girl"'' Boof has written several novels.<ref name=PubMarketplace> | ||
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Revision as of 17:24, 17 July 2021
Kola Boof (b. 1968) is an author and former model, who was born in wartime Sudan, orphaned, and adopted by an Ameican family.[1][2]
In 2002, Boof initially denied reports by The Guardian that she was a former lover of Osama bin Laden, but later offered her own account of living as an involuntary concubine to bin Laden, for six months, in 1996, in Marrakesh, Morocco.[1]
Early life
Boof's father was an Egyptian Arab, her mother a Somalia girl, however, since she was born in the Sudan she considers herself Sudanese.[1] Her father was politically active, and was disowned by his Egyptian family, hence his move to Sudan. She was six years old when she was orphaned.[3] She describes the family that adopted her and eight other children raising her in poverty, in Washington D.C.. As a teenager she competed in a beauty pageant and describes becoming the mistress of one of the pageant's judges. Boof became a model.
Boof's account of her relationship with Osama bin Laden
According to Boof she had a creepy feeling about Osama bin Laden, when she first met him, and congratulated herself that none of his bodyguards had followed her home, only to find that she had been followed, and that bin Laden had chosen her as a concubine.[1] She describes their first sexual encounter as a rape. But, citing the example of Patty Hearst she objects to being described as a "sex slave". She points out that Patty Hearst was raped, and held captive, but she is never described as a "sex slave".
According to Boof, Osama bin Laden was obsessed with American singer Whitney Houston.[1] According to Boof, Osama bin Laden routinely smoked cannabis. According to Boof, even though conservative muslims frown on pornography, Osama bin Laden carried around Playboy magazines. Boof says bin Laden wanted her to wear her hair like Whitney Houston's; said that Houston looked inherently Islamic, and had been brainwashed by American culture, and by her husband Bobby Brown; that Houston was the only black woman he had considered marrying; that he had considered having Bobby Brown assassinated.
She describes being allowed to go free when bin Laden tired of her, and that they parted with substantial gifts.[1] She claims her account of the involuntary nature of her time with Bin Laden had been confirmed by
Books
In addition to her 2006 memoirs, "Diary of a lost girl" Boof has written several novels.[4] Boof also wrote for several American soap operas.
| year | title | publisher |
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| 2011 | The Sexy Part of the Bible | Akashic |
| 2010 | Virgins In the Beehive | Atlantic Library |
| 2006 | Diary of a Lost Girl | |
| 2004 | Flesh and the Devil | |
| 2004 | Long Train to the Redeeming Sin | |
| 2004 | Nile River Woman |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Stay Black and Live" : Kola Boof Talks to Seattle, The Seattlest, 2011-08-21. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
- ↑ Being Hitler’s Girlfriend: Bin Laden’s Mistress Sets The Record Straight, Atlanta Post. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednytimes2002-12-02 - ↑ Writer: Kola BOof, Publishers Marketplace. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.