Breaking News: UK-born woman who joined ISIS, loses appeal to restore citizenship
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State lost her latest appeal on Friday over the removal of her British citizenship. Shamima Begum who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group (AP) The British government took away Shamima Begum's citizenship on national security grounds in 2019, shortly after she was found in a detention camp in Syria. Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Begum, now 24, argued the decision was unlawful, in part because British officials failed to properly consider whether she was a victim of trafficking, an argument that was rejected by a lower court in February 2023. The Court of Appeal in London rejected her appeal on Friday following an appeal in October. Judge Sue ...