Zeinab Ahmad
Coverage of Zeinab Ahmad in the Nexus archive.
- Australian court hears bail arguments for woman accused of enslaving Yazidi teen in Syria
An Australian court is hearing bail arguments for Zeinab Ahmad, a woman accused of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria. Ahmad's lawyer proposed conditions including an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and religious counseling if released, but police argue these would not mitigate the risk posed by her alleged ties to Islamic State.
- A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria
A Yazidi woman alleged she was enslaved, raped, and beaten by a family in Syria linked to the Islamic State group. Zeinab Ahmad and her mother Kawsar Ahmad face slavery charges in an Australian court after returning from a Syrian refugee camp. The woman claimed Zeinab's father, Mohammed Ahmad, bought her for $10,000 in 2017 and subjected her to sexual and physical abuse.
- Australian woman linked to Islamic State lived with teenage slave who was repeatedly raped, court told
An Australian woman linked to Islamic State, Zeinab Ahmad, faced court proceedings in Melbourne for slavery offenses. She is accused of living with a teenage slave who was repeatedly raped by her father, as detailed during her bail application.
- Australian women accused of slavery in Islamic State territory in Syria face Melbourne court
Two Australian women, Kawsar Ahmad and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, have been charged with slavery offences allegedly committed under Islamic State rule in Syria. They faced a Melbourne court after being arrested at Melbourne airport. The charges relate to their actions while living in Islamic State territory.
- IS-linked mother and daughter charged with crimes against humanity including slavery face Melbourne court
Kawsar Ahmad and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, two Australian women, have been charged with crimes against humanity including slavery offences during the rule of Islamic State in Syria. They faced a Melbourne court after being arrested at Melbourne airport. Kawsar Ahmad is also known as Abbas.