She claims that no matter how westernized her ex-husband or other bin Ladin family members may be, they still feel strong familial and religious ties, and would have financially supported and sheltered Osama bin Ladin if necessary, prior to his May 2011 death.
She admits that while she found it difficult to adjust to the restrictive Saudi Arabian society, her lifestyle was one of privilege.
She alleges that her ex-husband engaged in emotional blackmail including threatening to kidnap her children, adultery, and forced her to undergo an abortion.
[citation needed] Yeslam bin Ladin is reportedly uninvolved and uninterested in the lives of his former wife and daughters.
Yeslam has obtained a Swiss passport supposedly for the purpose of pursuing a relationship with his children.