Anwar al-Awlaki in the United States

Anwar al-Awlaki Killed
Matthew Staver / The New York Times

Denver Islamic Society, Denver, Colorado
People walk outside of the Denver Islamic Society in Denver, on April 30, 2010. After graduating from Colorado State University with a degree in civil engineering in 1994, al-Awlaki applied for and fulfilled the position of imam in Denver, having returned from a trip to Afghanistan in 1993 with renewed religious conviction.

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