Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London four years ago to marry a Daesh* fighter, now wants to return to Britain. On 19 February, Home Secretary Sajid Javid ordered the Daesh bride to be stripped of her UK citizenship.
The decision to strip Begum of her citizenship is “unjust” and “kind of heart-breaking”, Shamima Begum said in an interview with ITV News. In Begum's opinion, her case is no different from others that were allowed to return from Syria to the UK.
However, the teenager confirmed several times that she knew about beheadings conducted by Daesh, but said that she was “okay with it”. At the moment, Shamima Begum is even considering requesting Dutch citizenship, as her husband is from Holland.
Daesh Teen Bride Okaying Beheadings Stripped of UK Citizenship
The decision to revoke Begum's citizenship is unsurprisingly a very contentious topic. On Wednesday morning, the Begum family's solicitor, Tasnime Akunjee, claimed that Sajid Javid's move was difficult to explain since the United Kingdom has allowed hundreds of British citizens, which were suspected to be Daesh fighters, to return home.
Meanwhile, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, of the Labour Party, also condemned Javid's actions and requested a full investigation into Begum's case.
Earlier, a Home Office spokesperson said that the home secretary's priority is “the safety and security of Britain and the people who live here”,…
