The mother of Mohammed : an Australian woman's extraordinary journey into jihad / Sally Neighbour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neighbour, Sally, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Australia--Biography.

Muslim women.

Terrorism investigation--Australia.

Terrorism investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Press, 2010.

Summary:

In The Mother of Mohammed, Four Corners journalist Sally Neighbour tells the extraordinary story of how a dope-smoking beach bunny from Mudgee, Robyn Hutchinson, became Rabiah-a member of the jihadist elite. Known among her peers as 'the mother of Mohammed', and as 'the Elizabeth Taylor of the jihad' in CIA circles, Rabiah lived for twenty years on the frontlines of the global holy war. With a reputation for tough investigative journalism, Sally Neighbour persuaded Rabiah to tell her story. She investigates how Rabiah became a trusted insider to the Jemaah Islamiyah, Taliban and al Qaeda leaderships, and married a leading figure in Osama bin Laden's inner sanctum. In The Mother of Mohammed Sally Neighbour discovers a world of converts and true believers. This unique and confronting account from inside the jihad helps us to understand the magnetism of the Islamist cause.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Contents

Prologue

Part 1 Robyn

1 Robin Merry Hood

2 Wild Child

3 God Is Great

4 A Javanese Wife

5 The Death of Robyn

Part 2 Rabiah

6 Becoming Rabiah

7 An Enemy of Suharto

8 True Believers

9 Muhajirin

Part 3 Umm Mohammed

10 Joining the Jihad

11 'Wahhabi'

12 A Letter to Osama

13 Fugitives

14 House Arrest

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780522859553

0522859550

OCLC:

1500761990