Jihad bride Shamima Begum's British citizenship revoked, family to challenge decision
Shamima Begum left the UK along with two school friends, when she was 15-years-old in 2014, and came into the spotlight last week when she pleaded to come back to her home country
Shamima Begum, a British teenager who left her home in east London in December 2014 to join Islamic State will have her citizenship revoked, her family was told by the U.K. Home Office. Her family responded to the decision by citing their disappointment with the government, while home secretary, Sajid Javid, was clear about his intention of revoking her citizenship.
19-year-old Begum is currently in a refugee camp in Syria and gave birth to a boy this weekend. She had earlier called on the British people to have sympathy for her and asked to be allowed to return to the U.K. Home secretary, Javid, responded by insisting he would do all in his power to prevent her coming back.