The eldest child of the Khadr family, Zaynab Khadr (in Arabic زينب خضر) was born in Canada to Maha el-Samnah and Ahmed Khadr.
Following the 1992 injury that left Ahmed disabled, Zaynab became a "second mother" to the younger children.
She has since been a stalwart defender of the family's legal rights to remain in Canada, and for her imprisoned brothers Abdullah and Omar.
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