Shamima Begum

Shamima Begum is a British woman who traveled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15 to join the Islamic State (ISIS). In 2019, then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid revoked her UK citizenship on national security grounds. She has since been held in detention camps in north-east Syria. Begum's case remains newsworthy due to ongoing concerns about the security situation in the region, particularly the potential re-emergence of ISIS. Recent events, including Kurdish forces withdrawing from detention camps and clashes between Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army near prisons holding ISIS inmates, highlight the instability and raise questions about the fate of detainees like Begum. Her case continues to be relevant as it raises complex legal and ethical questions about citizenship, national security, and the responsibility of Western countries towards their citizens who joined ISIS. Public opinion in the UK remains largely opposed to her return.