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Shamima Begum

Jihadist and former British citizen (born 1999)

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Shamima Begum is a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State at the age of 15 in 2015. As of 2024, she is living in al-Roj detention camp in Syria.

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Farage ‘thoughtful’ on UK bringing back Shamima Begum Nigel Farage has said that he is “thoughtful” when asked if the UK should consider bringing back Shamima Begum. The Reform UK leader said that “instinctively” it is not something he would want.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:36Published on January 11, 2025

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Shamima Begum loses final bid to appeal citizenship decision at Supreme Court Shamima Begum will not be able to appeal the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court, judges have ruled. Sky News - Published on August 7, 2024
Inside the 'ticking time bomb' camp where Shamima Begum is being held The two sprawling camps overcrowded with Islamic State families in northeast Syria, where Shamima Begum has been confined for most of the last five years or so, are a continual security challenge. Sky News - Published on February 23, 2024
Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of UK citizenship Shamima Begum has lost an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. Sky News - Published on February 23, 2024

Shamima Begum: Runaway IS bride to find out if she can return to UK Shamima Begum is set to find out if she has won an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. Sky News - Published on February 22, 2024
Shamima Begum's British citizenship removal was 'unlawful', Court of Appeal hears The decision to remove Shamima Begum's British citizenship was "unlawful", a court has heard, as her latest appeal against the decision begins. Sky News - Published on October 24, 2023
Problem with Begum case is we only hear her side - as UK intelligence on her is classified "Can I keep my mask on? I'm looking ugly today," Shamima Begum asked me when we met in north-east Syria just over a year ago. Sky News - Published on February 22, 2023

ISIS propaganda campaign to attract recruits was 'sophisticated and successful' Shamima Begum's lawyers said it was "well documented" that ISIS was "cynically grooming the vulnerable and young to join their movement", citing the government's own Strategy for Countering Terrorism.. Sky News - Published on February 22, 2023
Shamima Begum loses legal case over return to UK Shamima Begum, who left London when she was 15 to travel to Syria and join Islamic State, has lost a legal case over her British citizenship, meaning she will not be able to return to the UK. Sky News - Published on February 22, 2023
Shamima Begum is about to find out if she's allowed back into the UK - how did she get to this point? Shamima Begum - who left home in east London at the age of 15 to join Islamic State in Syria - will find out today if she is allowed back to the UK. Sky News - Published on February 21, 2023
Home Office argues it was right to revoke Shamima Begum citizenship even if she was trafficked and 'brainwashed' The Home Office has argued it was justified in revoking Shamima Begum's citizenship even if she was trafficked to Syria and "brainwashed". Sky News - Published on November 24, 2022

Shamima Begum's mother says her 'world fell apart' when she ran away to Syria The mother of Shamima Begum, the British schoolgirl who joined ISIS, has said her world "fell apart" when she ran away from home. Sky News - Published on November 23, 2022
Police and school 'missed opportunities' to stop Shamima Begum leaving UK, lawyers claim The police and her school missed opportunities to stop Shamima Begum travelling to Syria and joining ISIS and should have stopped her, according to her lawyers. Sky News - Published on November 22, 2022
Shamima Begum was 'sexually exploited by ISIS' Shamima Begum, the jihadi bride, was trafficked by ISIS for sexual exploitation, her lawyers have told a hearing to appeal against her deprivation of citizenship. Sky News - Published on November 21, 2022	Court to hear IS bride Shamima Begum's appeal to win back UK citizenship Shamima Begum's appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship for joining Islamic State begins in a London court today. Sky News - Published on November 21, 2022
Shamima Begum was 'smuggled into Syria to join ISIS by Canadian spy' A Canadian spy smuggled the British schoolgirl Shamima Begum and two friends into Syria to join ISIS and his role was covered up by police and the British Government, a new book has claimed. Sky News - Published on August 31, 2022