Rabiah Hutchinson

Rabiah[1] Hutchinson (born Robyn Mary Hutchinson in August 1953) is an Australian Muslim sometimes described as the "matriarch" of radical Salafi jihadist Islam in Australia.[2] Hutchinson, a one time Presbyterian country girl "turned marijuana-smoking beach bunny and hippy backpacker" turned Islamic extremist[3] has married at least eight times as of 2006, primarily to members of Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah, and has been the subject of an investigation by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). Hutchinson traveled to the Mujahideen camps in Afghanistan and into Osama bin Laden's inner circle and is believed to have been schooled there by the Mujaheddin.[4][5] She is the mother-in-law of al-Qaeda's current leader, Saif al-Adel; he married her daughter Asma, from her third marriage to Egyptian journalist Abu Walid al-Masri.

  1. ^ Sometimes spelled "Rabiyah."
  2. ^ "Six women in danger dossier." smh.com.au. Accessed February 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Rabiyah and daughter married terror twins." theaustralian.com.au. Accessed February 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RH1g was invoked but never defined (see the help page).