At a café in a Cairo mall, Omar says “It’s about changing ideas of the Western mind.” Omar continues, “A lot of people think Arabs - especially the bin Ladens, especially the sons of Osama - are all terrorists…This is not the truth.”

The couple hopes to start the race in March.

Jane Felix-Browne and Omar bin Laden are still planning the event, seeking government approval for the route and sponsors to fund the race and money for child victims of war.

Omar says they will be riding 48km per day, taking weeklong rests in each country they pass.

Teams are encouraged to join from all over the world. The couple wants the race to be the equine vrsion of the Paris-Dakar car rally.

Commenting on the car rally and his race, Omar said, “I heard the rally was stopped because of al-Qaida. I don’t think they are going to stop me.” - Source: Release by Trans World News.

According to AP Report: "Omar raised a tabloid storm in Britain last year when he married a 52-year-old British woman, Jane Felix-Browne, who took on the name Zaina Alsabah. Now the couple say they want to be advocates, planning a 3,000 mile horse race across North Africa to draw attention to the cause of peace."