New York: The would be pop-star niece of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has signed on for a reality television show about her attempts to break into the music industry.
Wafah Dufour, a US citizen who lives in New York, inked the deal for the as yet untitled series with producer Judith Regan, whose previous credits include the mafia reality show Growing Up Gotti.
"Wafah is a beautiful and talented singer who, like so many twenty-somethings, has a dream to make it in the music business," Regan said in a statement on Friday.
Dufour, who was born Wafah Bin Ladin, said she was only too aware of the baggage that came with her family name.
"I understand that when people hear my last name, they have preconceived notions, but I was born an American and I love my country," Dufour said.
"As a musician, my life is simply about the music, which is truly the universal language that we all can understand," she added.
Dufour is the daughter of Carmen Dufour Bin Ladin, who wrote the bestseller Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia, and Yeslam Bin Ladin, bin Laden's half-brother.
"Her story will bridge the gap that people feel exists between the cultures she has lived in," Regan said.
"Her history and her quest for stardom will make for a compelling television series - she is a musician, a young woman, and most important a human being," she added.
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