Osama or Usama may refer to:
People
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Osama (name)
Osama (), also spelt Osamah, Oussama, Usama, and other variants, is an Arabic masculine given name.
The name derives from the same stem of the noun "name", and means more or less "the one with a name"; it also has the additional meaning of " ...
, an Arabic given name
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Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden (10 March 19572 May 2011) was a militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan ''mujahideen'' against the Soviet Union, and support ...
(1957–2011), Saudi Arabia-born Islamist dissident and militant leader who founded al-Qaeda
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Ōsama
is a Japanese musician and guitarist. He is from Nishinomiya in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Discography Singles
*Funhouse Inc. (BMG Japan)
:* (1995)
:*''Happy Xmas'' (1996, John Lennon) (Duet with Izumiya Shigeru)
*Victor Entertainment
:* (2005)
Albums ...
(born 1960), Japanese musician
Film
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''Osama'' (film), a 2003 film made in Afghanistan
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Being Osama
''Being Osama'' is a 2004 documentary about how the lives of men named "Osama" changed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
It was produced by Tim Schwab and Mahmoud Kaabour. Director Kaabour is the founder and managing director of Ver ...
'', a 2004 documentary film of six men named Osama
Other uses
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"Osama" (song), a 2021 single by Zakes Bantwini
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Dinner With Osama
Dinner usually refers to what is in many Western cultures the biggest and most formal meal of the day. Historically, the largest meal used to be eaten around noon, midday, and called dinner. Especially among the elite, it gradually migrated to ...
'', a 2008 collection of short stories by Marilyn Krysl
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''Osama'' (novel), a 2011 World Fantasy Award-winning novel by Lavie Tidhar
See also
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Ōsama Game
is a cell phone novel written by Nobuaki Kanazawa (pen name: Pakkuncho), consisting of five volumes. A film based on the novel was released in 2011 and directed by Norio Tsuruta. The theme song of the film is " Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku" b ...
'', a Japanese 2011 horror film
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Osamu
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