Osama's burial : how it should have been

• Main Authors: Muhammad Haniff Hassan, Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101621; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7993
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The hurried burial at sea of Osama bin Laden’s body after his killing by US special forces has provoked negative perceptions among Muslims. The battle to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim masses has not been served. There are precedents to follow for such burials.