Family of woman 'brainwashed' into joining ISIS beg government to let her come home
5 years, 8 months ago

Family of woman 'brainwashed' into joining ISIS beg government to let her come home

Daily Mail  

Samia claims she was kidnapped by Islamic State and held against her will after being duped into thinking that she would be helping children The family of a woman who joined Islamic State say that she was tricked into thinking she'd be helping refugees and left mutilated by a drone strike. The camp also holds Shamima Begum, who left Bethnal Green in East London to join Islamic State when she was 15. Pictured: The camp where Samia is thought to be living now alongside Shamima Begum from Bethnal Green, East London Her family says that she was groomed and 'brainwashed' into believing she'd be helping 'children in need' but found herself trapped in the Caliphate. ISIS bride Shamima Begum had her British nationality revoked after pleading unsuccessfully to be allowed to return to the UK Three-and-a-half years later Miss Hussein's family received a phone call from her while she was in the refugee camp.

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Shamima Begum hopes of returning to UK ‘bolstered’ by collapse of Assad regime in Syria, lawyer claims
1 month ago

Shamima Begum hopes of returning to UK ‘bolstered’ by collapse of Assad regime in Syria, lawyer claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Shamima Begum pictured at Roj …

Shamima Begum: Inside story of Isis bride’s appeal against losing her British citizenship
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Shamima Begum: Inside story of Isis bride’s appeal against losing her British citizenship

The Independent  

Shamima Begum was the “jihadi bride” from East London who joined Isis at the age of 15 and was found in a refugee camp in Syria, where she begged to be allowed to return home. “In doing so, she was following a well-known pattern by which Isis cynically recruited and groomed female children, as young as 14, so that they …

The citizenship dilemma over Islamic State women returnees
1 year, 9 months ago

The citizenship dilemma over Islamic State women returnees

The Hindu  

In 2015, 15-year-old Shamima Begum and two of her friends left East London to join the Islamic State, a Sunni jihadist group, in Syria. Map 3 Apart from recruiting fighters, IS’s promise of a utopian society attracted women, minors and sometimes even entire families. The role of women and children as people who were not foreign terrorist fighters but were …

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return?
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return?

The Hindu  

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return The case of Shamima Begum, the 15-year-old who left East London for Syria, to join the Islamic State terrorist group, put the spotlight back on people who joined terror groups, but want to leave. In a 2019 interview, shortly after the fall of ISIS, Ms. …

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship
1 year, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship

Hindustan Times  

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to Syria as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter on Wednesday lost her legal battle to reverse the decision. Gareth Peirce and Daniel Furner, lawyers representing Begum, said the ruling meant "there is now no protection for a British child trafficked out of the UK". Lawyer Samantha Knights, …

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?
1 year, 10 months ago

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?

Firstpost  

Shamima Begum, who made headlines as the “ISIS bride” after leaving London at age 15 to go to Syria, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. The 23-year-old had challenged then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds in 2019 at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, according to AFP. In …

Who is Shamima Begum? From straight-A student to ‘stateless’ jihadi bride
1 year, 10 months ago

Who is Shamima Begum? From straight-A student to ‘stateless’ jihadi bride

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the Shamima Begum Story …

BBC allows Shamima Begum to tell her story of how she joined ISIS in 10-part podcast
2 years ago

BBC allows Shamima Begum to tell her story of how she joined ISIS in 10-part podcast

Daily Mail  

The broadcaster insists that the show is a 'robust' investigation into Begum The 23-year-old tells a journalist about her life in a refugee camp in Syria The BBC released a 10-part podcast about Shamima Begum and her life in ISIS The BBC has released a 10-part podcast about Shamima Begum in which she tells her story of how she joined …

Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers
2 years, 1 month ago

Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers

Daily Mail  

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum, pictured, gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner Begum, now 23, was seen …

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim
2 years, 1 month ago

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawyers for a British woman whose U.K. citizenship was removed after she travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group argued Monday that she should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Begum’s lawyers launched a fresh legal challenge against the British government’s decision, arguing that officials had a legal duty to investigate whether she …

UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin
2 years, 1 month ago

UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum is set to begin her appeal over the …

Shamima Begum latest news: Isis bride asks for forgiveness in GMB interview
3 years, 3 months ago

Shamima Begum latest news: Isis bride asks for forgiveness in GMB interview

The Independent  

✕ Close Shamima Begum says she would ‘rather die’ than go back to Isis Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Shamima Begum says ‘sorry’ to Manchester bombing victims in GMB interview
3 years, 3 months ago

Shamima Begum says ‘sorry’ to Manchester bombing victims in GMB interview

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has asked the British people for forgiveness, saying …

Shamima Begum is our problem – the government cannot just wish her away
3 years, 3 months ago

Shamima Begum is our problem – the government cannot just wish her away

The Independent  

So Shamima Begum has asked the UK public for forgiveness. Speaking during an interview on Good Morning Britain, the now 22-year old said that she wished to return and would face court and that she would “rather die than go back to IS ”. Begum told the GMB: “I am willing to go to court and face the people who …

Ex-jihadi bride asks UK for forgiveness, aims to return home
3 years, 3 months ago

Ex-jihadi bride asks UK for forgiveness, aims to return home

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British woman who ran away from home at age 15 to join the Islamic State group in Syria has asked for forgiveness and appealed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to let her come home. “I know there are some people, no matter what I say or what I do, they will not believe that I have changed, …

Shamima Begum says she was a ‘dumb kid’ when she left to join Isis and asks to return to UK
3 years, 6 months ago

Shamima Begum says she was a ‘dumb kid’ when she left to join Isis and asks to return to UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Isis bride Shamima Begum has said she was just …

Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind
3 years, 7 months ago

Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind

The Independent  

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Shamima Begum pleads with Britain for second chance from Syrian camp
3 years, 9 months ago

Shamima Begum pleads with Britain for second chance from Syrian camp

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has asked Britain …

UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return
3 years, 10 months ago

UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return

Op India  

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Friday held that Shamima Begum, a British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, would not be allowed to return to the country to appeal against the revocation of her UK citizenship as she poses a security risk. Lord Reed, the president of the UK Supreme …

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain
3 years, 10 months ago

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain

Hindustan Times  

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, the UK's Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Begum, 21, who is being held in a detention camp in Syria, was stripped her of her …

Islamic State bride loses bid to return to U.K. to fight for citizenship
3 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State bride loses bid to return to U.K. to fight for citizenship

LA Times  

Shamima Begum was one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015 to marry Islamic State fighters. “The appropriate response to the problem in the present case is for the deprivation hearing to be stayed — or postponed — until Ms. Begum is in a position to play an effective part in it without the safety of …

ISIS bride Shamima Begum, 19, tells of her fears in Syria after Turkish forces surged into country
5 years, 2 months ago

ISIS bride Shamima Begum, 19, tells of her fears in Syria after Turkish forces surged into country

Daily Mail  

ISIS bride Shamima Begum says she is afraid to die in her refugee camp after Syrian and Turkish forces surged at the war-torn border. Begum, 19, is living nine miles from the border at al-Roj camp within Turkey's 'safe zone' which they began pounding with artillery earlier this month. Begum, 19, is living nine miles from the Turkish border in …

British jihadi bride Shamima Begum 'faces torture or hanging'
5 years, 2 months ago

British jihadi bride Shamima Begum 'faces torture or hanging'

Daily Mail  

Shamima Begum wants to return to the UK to argue she was a victim of statutory rape Stripping a jihadi bride of her British citizenship has put her at risk of torture or hanging, her lawyers said yesterday. Shamima Begum, 20, wanted to return to London but was left 'stateless' after then home secretary Sajid Javid removed her citizenship while …

Shamima Begum 'worked for Isis morality police' called hisba in Syria
5 years, 8 months ago

Shamima Begum 'worked for Isis morality police' called hisba in Syria

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum was a member …

Baby of UK-born Islamic State bride Shamima Begum is dead, Syrian Democratic Forces official says amid conflicting reports
5 years, 10 months ago

Baby of UK-born Islamic State bride Shamima Begum is dead, Syrian Democratic Forces official says amid conflicting reports

Firstpost  

Begum was 15 when she and two friends left London to marry IS fighters in Syria in 2015, at a time when the group’s online recruitment program lured many impressionable young people to its self-proclaimed caliphate. Outside Baghouz: The newborn son of UK-born teenager Shamima Begum who left her London home to join the Islamic State group in Syria died …

Infant of Islamic State bride who asked to return to U.K. dies in Syrian refugee camp
5 years, 10 months ago

Infant of Islamic State bride who asked to return to U.K. dies in Syrian refugee camp

LA Times  

Shamima Begum, a young British woman, went to Syria to join the Islamic State group and now wants to return to Britain. The newborn son of U.K.-born teenager Shamima Begum, who left her London home to join the Islamic State group in Syria, died Friday in a refugee camp, an official said. Begum was 15 when she and two friends …

Islamic State teenager Shamima Begum's baby son died in Syrian refugee camp, official says
5 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State teenager Shamima Begum's baby son died in Syrian refugee camp, official says

ABC  

The newborn son of a UK-born teenager who left her London home to join the Islamic State group in Syria has died in a refugee camp, an official says. Key points: Ms Begum was 15 when she and two friends left to marry IS fighters in Syria in 2015 She recently resurfaced in a refugee camp and gave birth last …

Official: Baby of British IS bride dies in Syria
5 years, 10 months ago

Official: Baby of British IS bride dies in Syria

Associated Press  

OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria — The newborn son of U.K.-born teenager Shamima Begum who left her London home to join the Islamic State group in Syria died Friday in a refugee camp, an official said. In a day of conflicting reports about the baby’s fate, lawyer Tasnime Akunjee tweeted that he had “strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that Shamima Begum’s …

Shamima Begum: Isis bride’s baby ‘has died’ in northern Syria
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: Isis bride’s baby ‘has died’ in northern Syria

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that …

Female Isis members underestimated by security services because of jihadi bride stereotypes, UN warns
5 years, 10 months ago

Female Isis members underestimated by security services because of jihadi bride stereotypes, UN warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the wake of home secretary Sajid Javid’s decision …

Islamic State teenager Shamima Begum shunned by Bangladesh after UK citizenship revoked
5 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State teenager Shamima Begum shunned by Bangladesh after UK citizenship revoked

ABC  

A teenager who was stripped of her British citizenship after leaving London to join the Islamic State group is not a Bangladeshi citizen and there was "no question" of her being allowed to enter the country, the foreign ministry in Dhaka says. Key points: Bangladesh says Shamima Begum is not a citizen The teenager left the UK for Syria when …

Shamima Begum: Isis bride suggests she is being treated differently 'just because I was on the news four years ago'
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: Isis bride suggests she is being treated differently 'just because I was on the news four years ago'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When she was read a letter from the Home …

UK to strip Islamic State teen bride Shamima Begum of citizenship; family now considering 'legal avenues' to allow her return
5 years, 10 months ago

UK to strip Islamic State teen bride Shamima Begum of citizenship; family now considering 'legal avenues' to allow her return

Firstpost  

The case points to a dilemma facing many European countries, divided over whether to allow jihadists and IS sympathisers home to face prosecution or barring them over security concerns as the so-called “caliphate” crumbles. London: Britain will strip citizenship from a UK teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria but now wants to return home with her newborn …

Shamima Begum, teenager who joined IS and had a child, reportedly stripped of UK citizenship
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum, teenager who joined IS and had a child, reportedly stripped of UK citizenship

ABC  

The UK Home Office has reportedly revoked the British citizenship of Shamima Begum, the teenager who ran away from her London home in 2015 to join Islamic State in Syria. Key points: UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid reportedly made the decision to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship Ms Begum ran away from home as a 15-year-old to marry …

Should a teenage ISIS recruit be allowed back home? Shamima Begum story divides world
5 years, 10 months ago

Should a teenage ISIS recruit be allowed back home? Shamima Begum story divides world

India Today  

At just 19, Shamima Begum has had three children and lost two of them. Meanwhile, a BBC journalist has reported that Shamima Begum "continued to espouse Islamic State philosophy" during an interview. At the same time, Shamima Begum has said in the BBC and ITV interviews that she is ready to "settle back again and rehabilitate" and insists that she …

UK set to strip teenage ‘ISIL bride’ Shamima Begum of citizenship
5 years, 10 months ago

UK set to strip teenage ‘ISIL bride’ Shamima Begum of citizenship

Al Jazeera  

Family of the 19-year-old runaway ‘considering all legal avenues’ following a Home Office notice, lawyer says. A lawyer for the family of runaway British teenager Shamima Begum, who left London to join ISIL in Syria but now wants to return home, says UK authorities plan to revoke her citizenship. Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee said in a Tweet on Tuesday that the …

Shamima Begum, UK schoolgirl who joined Islamic State in Syria, asks to bring baby home
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum, UK schoolgirl who joined Islamic State in Syria, asks to bring baby home

ABC  

A British teenager who ran away to join Islamic State and now wants to return to the United Kingdom has given birth to a baby boy in a Syrian refugee camp. Speaking to Britain's Sky News from Syria, where she has been living in a refugee camp, Ms Begum said she did not know what she was getting into when …

Shamima Begum: Isis child bride says she had ‘good time’ in Syria but wants to bring baby home
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: Isis child bride says she had ‘good time’ in Syria but wants to bring baby home

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isis bride Shamima Begum has said she had a “good …

British teen who joined Islamic State had her baby in Syria, family says
5 years, 10 months ago

British teen who joined Islamic State had her baby in Syria, family says

LA Times  

The family of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group said Sunday she had given birth to a baby boy. The family’s lawyer said 19-year-old Shamima Begum, who reportedly had wanted to come home to have her latest child, was in good health, as was her newborn. Begum was one of a group of schoolgirls …

Tareena Shakil: First female British Isis member jailed in UK freed from prison
5 years, 10 months ago

Tareena Shakil: First female British Isis member jailed in UK freed from prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tareena Shakil, then 26, was jailed for six years …

Shamima Begum: Government turns back on pregnant teenager as another Isis bride’s father pleads for return to UK
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: Government turns back on pregnant teenager as another Isis bride’s father pleads for return to UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ben Wallace, the security minister, said he would “not put British lives at risk” …

Isis bride Shamima Begum’s life in Syria: Two dead children, daily airstrikes and decapitated heads
5 years, 10 months ago

Isis bride Shamima Begum’s life in Syria: Two dead children, daily airstrikes and decapitated heads

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In February 2015 three schoolgirls …

Shamima Begum: London schoolgirl who joined Isis ‘does not regret’ decision but wants to return home
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: London schoolgirl who joined Isis ‘does not regret’ decision but wants to return home

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The heavily pregnant teenager who recently fled to a Syrian refugee camp told The …

Shamima Begum: Pregnant ISIS bride wants to come home to UK to give birth
5 years, 10 months ago

Shamima Begum: Pregnant ISIS bride wants to come home to UK to give birth

CNN  

CNN — A British teenager who joined ISIS in 2015 says she wants to return home. Now 19, and nine months pregnant, Begum told the paper that she “just want to come home to have my child.” Begum said she had no regrets about coming to Syria, but told the paper that “the caliphate is over.” “They’re just getting smaller …

UK schoolgirl Shamima Begum who fled to join Islamic State 'wants to return home to England'
5 years, 10 months ago

UK schoolgirl Shamima Begum who fled to join Islamic State 'wants to return home to England'

ABC  

One of three teenage schoolgirls who fled the UK to join Islamic State in Syria says she has no regrets about joining the group, but wants to return home to England to give birth to her baby. Key points: Shamima Begum fled the UK for Syria in 2015 with two of her fellow schoolmates The 19-year-old said at least one …

UK schoolgirl who ran away to join ISIL wants to ‘come home’
5 years, 10 months ago

UK schoolgirl who ran away to join ISIL wants to ‘come home’

Al Jazeera  

Heavily pregnant Shamima Begum, 19, is being held at a refugee camp after fleeing ISIL’s last remaining territory. One of three schoolgirls who left the UK to live in ISIL’s so-called “caliphate” has said she wants to “come home” as she is nine months pregnant. 180613071528506 “I’m not the same silly little 15-year-old schoolgirl who ran away from Bethnal Green …

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