Former IS bride, Shamima Begum, loses UK citizenship removal appeal bid

Summary

• Shamima Begum lost her bid to take her case to the UK’s top court after being stripped of her British citizenship.
• She was 15 when she left Britain to marry an IS fighter in Syria, where she had three children who did not survive.
• The Court of Appeal upheld the removal of her citizenship, citing national security risks.
• Despite arguments that she was influenced by IS propaganda, the court ruled she made a calculated decision.