While the nation debates whether David Hicks should be able to sell his story another Australian, described as the ‘Grand Madam of Terrorism’, is set to tell all on prime time TV tomorrow night.
Rabiah Hutchinson is one of two women who tell the story of their journey from the conservative country communities of Mudgee and Dubbo to the badlands of Afghanistan.
She’ll also explain her move from Catholicism to adherence to the strictest of Islamic traditions.
Both women featured on the show are outcasts in Australia and objects of fear and suspicion, but both deny links to terrorism or acts of violence.
They instead talk of a deep spiritual journey in search of truth and ‘pure Islam’.
But their detractors point to their husbands - both of whom have been accused of links to international terrorism.
Jihad Sheilas will air as part of an ‘ABC News Special’ on Tuesday at 8.30pm.