Shamima Begum

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Shamima Begum (born 25 August 1999) is a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State in February 2015, at the age of 15. Her British citizenship was later revoked, and she was refused re-entry to the United Kingdom, with the decision upheld in the ensuing legal proceedings, Begum v Home Secretary. While enrolled at Bethnal Green Academy, Begum and two schoolmates travelled to Syria. The journey was facilitated by an IS smuggler who was also providing information to Canadian intelligence. Ten days after her arrival, Begum married a 23-year-old IS fighter; the marriage produced three children, who all died young. In February 2019, Begum was discovered alive at the al-Hawl refugee camp in Northern Syria by war correspondent Anthony Loyd. The following day, British Home Secretary Sajid Javid revoked her British citizenship, stating that Begum would never be allowed to return to the United Kingdom. Begum initiated legal proceedings challenging the lawfulness of this decision. British courts ruled that Javid's decision had been lawful, with the Supreme Court refusing Begum's final attempt for permission to appeal on 7 August 2024. At the present time, Begum can launch no further legal challenge within the UK legal system, but has, through her lawyers, intimated an intention to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). As of 2024, she was living in al-Roj detention camp in Syria.