Shamima

London, UK – In a complex intersection of national security and human rights, Shamima Begum, a UK citizen who joined the Islamic State at 15, has been denied a Supreme Court challenge to regain her British citizenship, a decision confirmed in August. This development raises enduring questions about the UK’s strategy dealing with former IS members and their state’s obligation toward them. Begum’s saga began when she traveled from her home in Bethnal Green, east London, to Syria in 2015. She was subsequently “married off” to an IS fighter. Stripped of her UK citizenship in … Read more