Advocacy
In 2004, Zaynab appeared in a documentary entitled Son of al Qaeda, during which she made the following comment concerning the September 11th attacks;
"We don't like seeing people killed...t the same time, when you're seeing your people being killed and killed and killed, everyday, everyday, everyday, and then you see whoever is doing this...being killed, you don't want to feel happy. But you just sort of think, "They deserve it. They've been doing it for such a long time, why shouldn't they feel it once in a while?"Most news stories arising from the documentary stated only that she had supported the attacks, and solidified public sentiment against the family.
Zaynab has been involved in arranging support for other Canadians accused of militant actions in the War on Terror, notably attending the bail hearings and preliminaries for the accused men and youths arrested in Toronto in 2006. Her presence has caused a stir in the media, while she maintains that many of the accused were friends of the family.
In October 2008, Zaynab began an 18-day hunger strike on Parliament Hill where she hoped to draw attention to the government's inaction on bringing her brother back to face trial in Canada.
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