Zeinab Ahmad, a 31-year-old Australian woman, is facing serious charges related to slavery and her connections to the Islamic State (IS). In Melbourne magistrates court, it was revealed that Ahmad allegedly lived with a teenage slave who was subjected to repeated abuse by her father, Mohammad Ahmad. The girl, who was purchased for $10,000, reported severe mistreatment during her 16 months living with the Ahmad family. Ahmad and her husband left Australia for Turkey in 2014, later moving to Syria, where her husband became an IS member and died in a drone strike in 2016. Following his death, Ahmad reportedly made social media posts expressing support for IS. During her bail hearing, authorities expressed concerns that Ahmad poses an unacceptable risk to the community, noting her previous marriages to IS fighters and her continued support for the group. The bail application will resume on Friday.