The mother of Mohammed
Subtitle: an Australian woman's extraordinary journey into jihad
By: Sally Neighbour.
Publisher: Melbourne University Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carlton, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780522856682
Subjects: Muslim women -- Australia -- Biography; Terrorism investigation -- Australia
Genres: Biography
Description: Born and raised in Mudgee, Rabiah Hutchinson seems an unlikely jihadist. But this former country girl turned marijuana-smoking beach bunny and hippy backpacker is a veteran of the global holy war. To Western intelligence analysts she is "the matriarch of radical Islam" or, in the words of a former CIA agent, "the Elizabeth Taylor of the jihad. Sally Neighbour explores this mysterious black-veiled woman, with the broad Australian accent and fiery Scottish temperament, who has Western governments so unnerved.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-349) and index.