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title: "3 Anwar al-Awlaki Quotes - Famous Engineer"
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# Anwar al-Awlaki

(1971–2011)   Engineer

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Anwar al-Awlaki was an engineer.

## Quick Facts About Anwar al-Awlaki

Born April 22, 1971

Died September 30, 2011

Profession Engineer

## About Anwar al-Awlaki

American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)... \| Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki was an American-Yemeni Islamic cleric and lecturer. He was assassinated in Yemen in 2011 by a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and assassinated by a U.S. government drone strike. Al-Awlaki, a dual

##  Quotes by Anwar al-Awlaki

> [Jihad is becoming as American as apple pie and as British as afternoon tea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anwar-al-awlaki/jihad-is-becoming-as-american-as-apple-pie-and-as-british-as/)

[Anwar al-Awlaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anwar-al-awlaki/)

[Afternoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afternoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/anwar-al-awlaki-74637_afternoon_jihad-is-becoming-as-american-as-apple-p_1085033.jpg)

> [A mistake is something that you did thinking it was right but it was wrong. A sin is something that you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anwar-al-awlaki/a-mistake-is-something-that-you-did-thinking-it-was-right-but-it-was/)

[Anwar al-Awlaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anwar-al-awlaki/)

[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/anwar-al-awlaki-74637_failure_a-mistake-is-something-that-you-did-thin_1200827.jpg)

> [Iman is to believe, even when an overpowering tide of evil surrounds you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anwar-al-awlaki/iman-is-to-believe-even-when-an-overpowering-tide-of-evil-surrounds/)

[Anwar al-Awlaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anwar-al-awlaki/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/anwar-al-awlaki-74637_believe_iman-is-to-believe-even-when-an-overpowe_2404181.jpg)

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