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Robyn Mary ("Rabiah") Hutchinson (b. 1954) is an Australian Muslim and thought to be a key figure in the development of militant Sunni Islam in Australia. Hutchinson married a number of times including to members of Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah and became the subject of an investigation by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Hutchinson traveled to the Mujaheddin camps in Afghanistan and into Osama bin Laden's inner circle and is believed to have been schooled there by the Mujaheddin. Rabiyah Hutchinson has been called the "matriarch" of radical Islam in Australia.
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Personal life
Hutchinson is of Scottish ancestry was born in 1954 to a Sydney Presbyterian family; she later become a Baptist and then converted to Catholicism, eventually, Hutchinson converted to Sunni Islam.
In Afghanistan
While living in Kabul, Afghanistan, Rabiah Hutchinson met her third husband, Egyptian Mustafa Hamid (Abu Walid al Masri). In Kabul, Hutchinson was regarded for her medical knowledge.
ASIO investigation
ASIO's assessment states that Ms. Hutchinson "has directly supported extremist activities" and, if allowed to travel, is "likely to engage in conduct that might prejudice the security of Australia or a foreign country".
Rabiah Hutchinson and her daughter Rahmah Wisudo were placed on a "no-fly list" due to alleged links to radical Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, who had ties to an offshoot of the al-Qaeda terrorist group .
Jihad Sheilas
Rabiah Hutchinson was one of the women featured in a documentary Jihad Sheilas aired on ABC television.