Talk:Ayman al-Zawahiri/Archive 1

Archive 1

Video

I recently viewed a German-language documentary in which video of al-Zawahiri in Egypt during the 1980's was shown. He was shouting at the camera (in English) "Do not underestimate us! We are Muslims!" I am uncertain his level of proficiency in English, so I cannot say whether he is fluent or not. – Cormac Canales (talk) 13:24, 23 September 2004 (UTC)

Relationship to Sayyid Qutb

The Sayyid Qutb article mentioned that al-Zawahiri is a student of Muhammed Qutb (i.e. sayyid's brother). Which article is right? Also, has al-Zawahiri ever claimed that he was a student of Qutb? or that his ideas are based on, or has been influenced by, one of the Qutbs? (this as opposed to just being a member of the muslim brotherhood). --Alwiqi 03:58, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Intercepted newly translated letter to al-Zarqawi 10/18/205

I am looking for the text of the strategy letter sent from Ayman al Zawahri to Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Should be included as an important exposition leading up to constitutional vote in Iraq

The Arabic text is here and the English here at the ODNI ... the letter is considered by many to be a forgery.--csloat 00:35, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Neutrality

I see at the bottom about the recent bombing. If I am not mistaken "Maybe Pakistan will think twice before willingly harbouring terrorists" is not informational, but a spiteful message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drekai (talk • contribs) 18:27, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Not dead until it's confirmed

Whoever keeps editing this page with the sub-heading 'Death' and describing al-Zawahiri dead, please stop until there's actual confirmation from the US State Department.

We shouldn't be saying Zawahiri wasn't there until there is confirmation that he wasn't. So far, nobody reliable is indicating anything either way... I'm changing the article to reflect that.

An article from Aljazaeera.net [[1]] states that the 18 people killed were described by the villagers as innocent civilians. In addition the article states "Incidentally, unidentified Pakistani officials have been quoted in news reports as saying that up to 11 extremists are believed to be among the dead." With that being said, I think it's premature to say that all of the people killed in the attack were innocent.

The WP article doesn't say that all the people killed in the CIA attack were innocent children and civilian villagers (although many were). Pakistan condemned the US attack and loss of innocent life. That's what the WP article says and it is accurate. --68.217.111.17 18:57, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Fate unknown

In the NY times today, US officials reported that it isn't known whether Al-Zawahiri is dead or alive. There has been none of the usual chatter following an attack like this. When Al Qaeda leaders have escaped strikes in the past it's usually followed by a proclamation by the group pointing to the operation's failure, but there has been no such statement this time. US officials also mantain that foreigners were killed in the attack, meaning that at least some Al Qaeda members might have been present at the time of the strike. I have edited a line into Ayman's entry pointing to the ambiguity of his fate, since it isn't confirmed that he's alive (or dead) at this stage.

It is now believed that at least some Al Qaeda leaders were killed. CNN article

Who believes? Who wants to believe? Wait for facts. WP is not a rumor mill, or at least, it should try not to be one. --68.217.110.69 02:11, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

You should heed your own advice. I, and others, are editing the entry to reflect the uncertainty of the situation. It hasn't been confirmed that Al-Zawahiri is alive. Nothing has been confirmed one way or the other. If he's alive, please present definitive evidence (rebuff from Al Qaeda, new video/audio tape from Al-Zawahiri, etc) besides comments from "unnamed officials" as you say. I will correct the grammatical errors, but I'm sure you've made one or two typos in your life as well.

Provide a source other than "unnamed officials" otherwise it is gossip and disinformation. --68.217.110.69 02:33, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

The US government has not commented on the Damadola attack. Why are some editors attempting to insert false information? --68.217.110.69 02:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

"although the US government mantains that there is no indications to whether he's alive or dead" Excellent grammar, to boot! --68.217.110.69 02:38, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Proving once again that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones... "Unnamed U.S. government officials reportedly claim although they do not know if al-Zawahiri was killed, they believe some foreign fighters were among those killed"

Whether or not there were any Al Qaeda members there, obviously some US officials believed/still believe there were. Please stop removing this information. — TheKMan^talk 02:40, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

What unnamed U.S. government agents believe or want you to believe is not the same thing as a US government position or what the "US government maintains". This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, not your high school yearbook. --68.217.110.69 03:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to argue against news sources all you want... — TheKMan^talk 03:05, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

When AP says an unnamed government official claims that Bush lied about WMDs, that doesn;t make it correct to say that "the US government maintains that Bush lied about WMDs." When you learn to read, comprehend, write and attribute sources, your edits will last longer. --68.217.110.69 03:11, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Bush may have said there were WMDs in Iraq, when none were found, but that doesn't change the fact that he said what he said. I'm under the impression the US government never changed its mind, but chose to stop mentioning it. — TheKMan^talk 03:15, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

You still don't seem to understand attribution of sources. You are confusing unnamed government employees speaking without attribution with government spokesmen explaining official government positions. But at least your last edit was a good cleanup. --68.217.110.69 03:20, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I never disputed that there is a difference between "unnamed government employees" and "official government positions". It just didn't warrant a deletion of the section of the article (the changes you later made were fine). — TheKMan^talk 03:26, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

KMan, thanks for your help. And to the other poster, I hope we can come to an understanding/compromise. I hope you don't mind, but I fixed some grammatical errors to make the entry flow a little better. Tell me if you think it's okay as is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.107.154 (talk) 03:29, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

New information this morning

AP is reporting that the provincial government has confirmed that militants were killed in the strike. This takes away Pakistan's defence that only civilians were killed. Have edited a couple lines to reflect these changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.107.154 (talk) 14:27, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

"Eight men, five children, five women"

This is mainly directed at the poster who keeps on inserting this line into the article about the strike last week on al-Zawahiri. While some Pakistani officials said this was the make-up of the victims, this claim was also accompanied by a since disproven claim that all the victims were civilians and that no al-Qaeda members were present. This means that information is suspect at best and downright wrong as worst, so it has no place in the entry until it's actually CONFIRMED that there was eight men, five children and five women. Since most of the bodies were carried away and buried before authorities could move in that will probably never be proven. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.107.154 (talk) 07:25, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Links to transcripts

I think the best effort should be made to provide links to partial transcripts of his audio and video messages, not to give any legitimacy to what he's saying but rather to provide insight into his writings and character. Right now there are only brief one line synopsis, most of which don't even have quotes. --BlueTruth 18:14, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Civility

Please could all contributors endeavour to remain civil at all times. Editors (anonymous IP addresses or logged-in) failing to adhere to WP:CIVIL are at risk of being blocked from Wikipedia. You can sign your contributions on talk pages using four tildes (like this: ~~~~) Thanks, Proto||type 09:58, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Poet and author

I find this hard to believe. Iolakana•T 19:34, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

The summary for Adolf Hitler does not contain a reference to his abilities as a painter, surely this moron does not deserve this soft treatment.

Some fan of Zawahiri was calling him "sheikh" in this article, and was flattering the bilious, tedious old man as a writer and poet. Zawahiri's writings are the same old stuff that all terrorists write: he narrates ancient history to get his audience drunk on self-pity, and then he exhorts them to become heroes by committing indiscriminate murder in revenge. The only "poem" he is known for is a sarcastic parody of another poem -- the sort of thing you see on the washroom wall of a boys' school. That work of art by Zawahiri appeared in a 2007 as-Sahab video in which he snarls about Hamas compromising with Fatah and implicitly with Israel.

LDH 23:34, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Prisoners in Iran don't give video interviews

Since his appearance on television speaking about the recent bombings in London it is very unlikely that he is imprisoned in Iran. That story should be deleted. Otto ter Haar 21:21, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

I reverted (Oterhaar (talk · contribs)) removal of content and a removed "most likely" wording which was unattributed. If I am incorrect please discuss here and correct the article without simply removing data. --AI 23:46, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

I gave my arguments already above which you simply ignored. What now is written in the article about imprisonment in Iran is nonsense. It is more likely he stays with bin Laden because of the video from September 2003. I suggest Waziristan because it is mentioned in the article about bin Laden and also in a television interview with president Musharraf from Pakistan when he visited the Netherlands last year. Otto ter Haar 09:48, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

But he can't be with Bin Laden, because Osama bin Laden is dead already. He died back in december 2001! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.190.18.32 (talk) 04:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

Ok, you can revert it to the last version by you. --AI 03:19, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

"Abu Rijional", "Abur Ration"

Hello, surely the aliases "Abu Rijional", "Abur Ration" were jokes, no? I took the liberty to remove them. They've been in there for quite a few revisions though... -- 77.7.135.73 14:20, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Just a note regarding a source: In the history section, Zawahiri is noted to be working on another book. One source for this info is the "Militant Ideology Atlas, Compendium", published by the US Military Academy, page 360. -fx6893 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.94.133.62 (talk) 07:26, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Video messages

I think the list of video messages is really helpful, and would be even more so if we could dig up transcripts for all of these. It would also be great if someone would start making a similar list on the Osama bin Laden page. These speeches and videos are an important part of the historical record (and very important to counterterrorism research); it is odd that nobody seems yet to have bothered to try to collect them all in one place (whether in wikipedia or elsewhere).--csloat 15:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree with you and did some effort to collect their comments, but only this year alone they sent such a number of tapes that it is hard to follow. Otto 13:51, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Bin Laden has Videos of Osama bin Laden and al-Zawahiri should have Videos of Ayman al-Zawahiri. Although, like bin Laden, this would also cover audio tapes. I have made it red, now go ahead and start it. Robert C Prenic 11:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Desanatizing

"Terrorism" was replaced with vague references to "violence" and "attacks" in many places in the article. Hunting down and killing dozens of tourists is not a punchup or tit for tat - it's using terror to destroy Egypt's economy and build up Western v. Muslim hatred. Let us not censor pretending it's NPOV. --BoogaLouie (talk) 18:46, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Alleged FSB connections

Before Litvinenko was killed, he made some pretty serious allegations against Zawahiri and the FSB (http://www.thenewamerican.com/node/5196) – namely that they trained him, and that he was not arrested in Dagestan, but rather sent for FSB training, and that the story about the arrest was just a cover. There's some analysis in the same article pointing out the inconsistencies in the story (does anyone actually believe that the FSB, successor the world's most powerful and successful intelligence agency, couldn't figure out who he was? or at least that he was obviously up to no good?) which aren't addressed in this article. If the allegations were true, and you think about the fact that only a few months after al-Zawahiri's encounter with the Russians he goes to Afghanistan, teams up with bin Laden, and declares war on America, it's not too far of a stretch to suggest that the FSB could have had something to do with 9/11, given the FSB/KGB's experience with black flag operations. Here's an interview given by Stroilov (http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=17424AFF-8E69-4DE2-AE6E-C84B31DC2240), who collaborated on a book with Litvinenko before he was killed, in which he reiterates these allegations about the FSB's ties with al-Zawahiri, as well as rehashing a lot of the accusations about the FSB's other black flag operations (namely the apartment bombings that led to the Second Chechen War). 141.161.137.128 (talk) 19:27, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Does anyone want to put this under Alternative views or Conspiracy theories or something? --BoogaLouie (talk) 21:24, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I think conspiracy theories like this require far better sourcing; the New American and Frontpage Magazine are ok sources for surveying editorial opinions from the extreme right, but really useless for investigative reporting or for trying to establish anything factual. csloat (talk) 21:26, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

The Frontpage Magazine source is simply an interview with someone who collaborated with Litvinenko on a book that was published last year – other than the questions, there is nothing original from anyone who worked at the magazine. It would be better if I had the book ("Allegations" by Stroilov and Litvinenko, which the Library of Congress hasn't even stocked yet), but it was published fairly recently. And anyway, there is nothing original in the article: the allegation that al-Zawahiri became at some point an FSB agent was Litvinenko's (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6163502.stm), the stuff about Nord-Ost and the apartment bombings is covered extensively on Wikipedia, and Litvinenko's allegations that Moscow is the global center of terrorism are nothing new. As for the New American article, again, there is no original reporting there – the important parts (the parts doubting the FSB and al-Zawahiri's story) are alleged by Evgenii Novikov of the Jamestown Foundation (http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=400&issue_id=2899&article_id=23472). And even Novikov's contribution isn't particularly controversial: all that he does is point out something that ought to be obvious to anyone with a cursory knowledge of Soviet and post-Soviet intelligence services (i.e., that they weren't stupid enough to let a terrorist as famous as al-Zawahiri go after keeping him for six months, especially given all of the incredibly sketchy circumstances surrounding his arrival in Russia [the multiple passports, the fact that he was Arab and he was traveling with a Chechen, the fact that none of his story checked out, etc., etc.]). In any case, the theory rests largely on Litvinenko's allegations, which are widely reported and not in dispute, as well as other undisputed facts surrounding the case (al-Zawahiri's encounter with the Russians in 1996, and bin Laden and Zawahiri's joint declaration of war against the US [as opposed to secular Arab governments, which up until then had been more common targets of Islamic terrorism] just a couple months after he left Russian custody). I too am wary of these publications, but I wouldn't have referenced them if they had unsourced or controversial facts. 141.161.137.128 (talk) 02:32, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Who does #2 work for?

How do we actually know he's the #2. He's always been the spokesperson. Osama was the posterboy, but I think al-Zawahiri = al Qaida #1 operations officer. (In my opinion)

And that's exactly what's wrong with your rationale: It's your opinion. You have no evidence to support your theory that Al-Zawahiri is number 1, so I doubt that's going to appear on his Wikipedia page anytime soon. Al-Zawahiri is more out in the open than OBL, because it's important to the organization that OBL isn't killed (as videos may give away his location).

Actually, it's not just his/her opinion – it's also the opinion of OBL's favorite biographer as reported by a well-respected media outlet. Ssmith619 (talk) 01:30, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

While you might think that he's #1 in Al Qaida, there's no denying that he's a piece of #2.

Would being #2 put him on par with Dick Cheney?

First off, to assert that either is true or not is arguing from ignorance. Neither of you actually know. It is reported in the media that OBL is the leader, but if Al-Queda is a secretive terrorist organization, no outsider can claim knowledge of its inner workings. Unfortunately, the only rational assertion is that we do not know whos in charge, but OBL is the apparent leader. Iconoplast 22:24, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Q&A debate?

What happened to this offer where he takes questions? This was advertised in December 77.96.20.58 (talk) 12:39, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't sound like it was exactly a debate, but here're some articles that seem to follow up on this:

http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefazawahiri0508.pdf http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/3640-al-qaeda-2-0 Ssmith619 (talk) 18:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Here: Part 1 of 2, Part 2 (1 of 2). Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videos_of_Ayman_al-Zawahiri#April_2.2C_2008 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arthur Warrington Thomas (talk • contribs) 06:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Crime

"Al-Zawahiri was convicted of dealing in weapons and received a three-year sentence, which he completed in 1984 shortly after his conviction." - what is the exact criminal charge in the criminal code? Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 02:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Name pronunciation

Could we please get this fellow's name in IPA, both in Egyptian and MSA, plus some kind of standard Arabic transliteration? I'm quite curious.—Nat Krause^{(Talk!·What have I done?)} 19:08, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Opinions on inclusion of South Park reference

An IP has been deleting the South Park reference. I reverted it because he/she did not put any justification for the edit, and it is my opinion that blanking edits should always provide justification for the delete (unless it's bv, of course).

That said, I'm not sure how enyclopedic it is to include that piece of information. Maybe it should be deleted. Opinions? --Jaysweet 15:18, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I like the reference very much. It puts some humour in an otherwise very serious and over-sensitive subject. Otto 16:40, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Reverted again with comment on User_talk:81.104.164.160#Ayman_al-Zawahiri:_Opinions_on_inclusion_of_South_Park_reference. Otto 08:34, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's encyclopedic. If we mentioned every time a comedy show mentioned a historical figure, we'd be nothing but joke references. It should be omitted. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 15:01, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I know it's an old discussion, but I think references in popular culture are really important for an encyclopedia. I haven't seen the South Park reference though, so I can't comment on that. -- Kirjapan (talk) 08:36, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Remove speculations about his death

I removed the speculations about his death. They were all from before his last audiomessage from January 9th 2009. I think his death should only be mentioned after verifiable evidence has been provided. Now time and again speculations are added. It is my impression that this article is abused by people who support the manhunt on the subject. Otto (talk) 10:09, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

"Al-Zawahiri studied behavior, psychology and pharmacology"

Earlier today I noted that the claim that "Al-Zawahiri studied behavior, psychology and pharmacology" was uncited. I attempted to find reputable news sources which supported this claim, and found none. I found many mirrors of Wikipedia making this claim; I found many theories presenting conspiracy theories about al-Qaeda making this claim; most interestingly, I found representatives and publications of Scientology (which is notoriously prone to publishing falsehoods about psychology and psychiatry) making the claim. For instance, from "The Terror Doctors", published in Freedom:

"AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI: Osama bin Laden’s chief adviser and personal doctor is a psychiatrist and former surgeon convicted of terrorism in Egypt and sentenced to death in absentia. Al-Zawahiri studied behavior, psychology and pharmacology in obtaining his medical degree at Cairo University. He remains the second most wanted man in the world."[http://www.freedommag.org/english/vol36I2/page05.htm#12]

Even more interestingly, from a Scientology press release:

"Announcing that a research project was close to completion and would be released in the near future, Martin Weightman said, 'Our research has found that there are a number of psychiatrists who have played major roles in generating terrorism. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden's chief adviser and personal doctor is a former psychiatrist convicted of terrorism in Egypt and sentenced to death in absentia. Al-Zawahiri studied behaviour, psychology and pharmacology in obtaining his medical degree at Cairo University. He remains the second most wanted man in the world. '"[2]

Exactly the same quote, word-for-word -- and suspiciously close to the wording found in the Wikipedia article. It took rather a long time for WikiBlame to go back and find the edit where the claim was first put into the article, but it turns out that it was inserted here by AI (talk · contribs), whom the ArbCom would less than a year later unanimously prohibit from editing any articles about the Church of Scientology.

Not only is it clear that these uncited claims about what subjects al-Zawahiri studied in the course of his medical degree should go out (even if it's true, why is it significant to call attention to these three, and none of the many others there must have been?) it's clear that they never should have gone in. -- 65.78.13.238 (talk) 19:58, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

I'd reverted your citation tags since I believed it sounded like the citation was already covered by Wright's book cited at the end of the paragraph, but I don't have a copy of his book handy -- and the fact it was banned from editing CoS articles does make it sound suspicious. Sherurcij ^{(speaker for the dead)} 22:22, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

French

I believe he speaks French since he is highly educated and French is included in the Egyptian education system. That goes for any Egyptian who studied at university. L'Ours et lune (talk) 15:08, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Address to Libya

On Fox News a few days ago the ticker said Zawahiri told the rebels in Libya to fight against NATO. Here's something about it from SiteIntelGroup:

"In the message, Zawahiri addresses the uprisings and current events in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia and calls for additional revolutions. In the first part of the message, discussing the Libyan uprising, Zawahiri incites against Western forces in regards to any intervention in Libya, stating “I want to direct the attention of our Muslim brothers in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and the rest of the Muslim countries, that if the Americans and the NATO forces enter Libya than their neighbors in Egypt and Tunisia and Algeria and the rest of the Muslim countries should rise up and fight both the mercenaries of Gaddafi and the rest of NATO.” He additionally calls upon the tribes of Egypt to materially support the Libyan rebels, asking them to supply “money, medicine, food, and weapons.” "

This was found at http://news.siteintelgroup.com/home/6-jihadist-news/617-zawahiri-calls-muslims-to-fight-american-nato-troops-attacks-hypocrisy 24.231.246.30 (talk) 18:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Dent in his head

Why does he have a dent in his forehead?

Zawahiri has a "prayer burn on the forehead". [3] It is condidered a mark of piety.

It will make a great target for Seal Team Six! I give him a year to live at most.173.60.95.232 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:38, 16 June 2011 (UTC).

There is something in the hadith to the effect that pious people get these prayer burns. In Zawahiri's case it is probably a self-inflicted scar for propaganda purposes. When he was held in Egypt he did not have this scar. The only two cases of such scars that I have seen are Zawahiri and another al-Qaida guy whose name I can't remember and who is probably dead by now. LDH 09:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

self-inflicted? the guy prays on harsh terrain, praying on any hard substance will do that over time. Msayf (talk) 09:29, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Saif al-Adel

The Saif al-Adel article says he is the leader, what gives? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.241.241.10 (talk) 15:34, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

No, it says that he was reported to have been selected to lead. The reference refers to his being selected interim leader. Obviously, al-Zawahiri was later selected as permanent leader. This should probably be clarified on al-Abel's page. --Khajidha (talk) 17:45, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Wife and children

The article states (as of 2011-06-20):

Azza and Aisha both died in November 2001, following 9/11. ... In the first half of 2005, another daughter was born, named Nawwar.

How is this possible, unless he had another wife that is not mentioned? — Loadmaster (talk) 16:49, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Spelling - transcription from Arab

Is it Al Zawahiri, al Zawahiri, al-Zawahiri or Al-Zawahiri? In this article I read most of the time al-Zawahiri so I changed the others to that. Consequently it should then also be al-Jazeera and al-Qaeda (and not one of the other three choices). Otto 11:57, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

All of those are valid transliterations, but I believe our guideline would be to use al-Zawahiri. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 17:37, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

When did he or others start using the definite article, "Al-" (ال), in front of his family name? Did his father really use this, as indicated in the article? His grandfather? Does "ظواهري" mean anything in Arabic? Is is it an affectation adopted later in life? Dehma1 (talk) 07:15, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Detailed transliteration

What is the so called detailed transliteration of al-Zawahiri's name in the beginning of the article supposed to mean?

Åỉmɑn Mʋhɑm̑ɑd Rɑbio alƵ̑ɑuaeɩri

I've never seen that alphabet before, and there's no description or key present or linked to in the article. Furthermore it doesn't mention with respect to what it's more detailed: Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, his own dialect, or something else? I suggest the transliteration be removed from the article altogether. ✎ HannesP · talk 12:48, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm removing it now. Revert if you disagree. ✎ HannesP · talk 13:54, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Pictures?

how are there no pictures for someone as well-known as this?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.243.174.131 (talk) 16:49, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Is this image in infobox ok? MachoCarioca (talk) 11:51, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Why the hell doesn't this article have an image? --76.115.67.114 (talk) 06:49, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, strange. I have now added an image. Plot Spoiler (talk) 23:18, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

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Edit request on 26 May 2012

Please add interlanguage link for Macedonian language: mk:Ајман Ал Завахири 213.135.165.48 (talk) 15:05, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Done elektrikSHOOS (talk) 21:32, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 August 2012

Zawahiri was not released in 2011 by Egypt because he's been on the run since well before 9-11-01. For Wikipedia to have this, about the current #1 terrorist in the world, shows us that politics may have changed 2012 to 1984... 2 + 2 = 5? Let's all do the math, please.

138.210.38.235 (talk) 06:26, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. Please also include sources for your proposed change. Cheers, — Deon^talk 11:32, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 October 2012

In the External links section, please add this template:

• Ayman al-Zawahiri/Archive 1 at Curlie

Also, the External links section has several dead links which should be fixed or removed: aljazeera, military review, online Q&A

184.78.81.245 (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Partly done: I have added the template as requested. I am not sure which dead links you are talking about, but I have found and tagged two. Thanks, HueSatLum 14:43, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Mistake

Sentence "Ayman al-Zawahiri sent Muhammad to meet with Alija Izetbegović, commander of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina" has mistake. Alija Izetbegovic was not just a commander of 3rd Corps, he was president of Bosnia And Herzegovina, and, at least officially, commander of whole Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.76.158.162 (talk) 11:42, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2014

Can someone reword the following sentence "Ten years after the birth of Mohammed, Azza gave birth to Aisha, who has Down syndrome." She died in an airstrike in 2001 so the correct wording would be "had Down Syndrome." 178.79.166.99 (talk) 18:30, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for pointing that out — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjayay (talk • contribs) 18:45, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2014

he is non muslim he is  kafer

2A02:1811:B10C:4800:1C70:9F0E:645A:34E (talk) 10:41, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 14:03, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Request for Picture

The picture of Zawahiri, preferably the one on the FBI's website can be easily accessed and uploaded. Why is do we not have a picture here for one of the most important terrorists in our world today? Breckham101 (talk) 18:16, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2014

the leader of al qaeda is a retard and their whole organisation is beyond a joke and should cease to exist, whenever you say your killing for God you really mean the Devil because everything God creates is good and true, but you choose to not follow in his ways but have the audacity to say you kill for the sake of God. You have no sense of morals and you are beyond an inbred of a person and are delusional— Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.233.106.74 (talk) 18:19, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

220.233.106.74 (talk) 18:02, 24 September 2014 (UTC) the leader of al qaeda is a retard and their whole organisation is beyond a joke andd should cease to exist

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 18:05, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Military career?

Is 'Military service' appropriate in his profile? To some al-Qaeda may be soldiers, to others they are criminals. Does 'Military service' and ‘Rank’ suggest a bias towards seeing al-Qaeda in one viewpoint not accepted by all (or even most)? Chwyatt (talk) 08:07, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2021

06Efe (talk) 16:51, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

 Note: Article content removed from talk page. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:03, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please do not copy article text to the talk page, as we cannot see what changes were made. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:03, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Minor grammatical mistake

In the Affiliations section, Al-Zawahiri is referred to as an “alumni” instead of an “alumnus.” Visiontele1 (talk) 15:07, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

@Visiontele1: I'm not even sure what that section is for. I've just gone ahead and removed it. -- Tamzin (she/they) | o toki tawa mi. 15:35, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

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