Victim or a threat? The story of ISIS bride Shamima Begum

Shamima Begum, a British national who left the UK to join ISIS forces in Syria when she was 15, lost her battle to regain her British citizenship on Wednesday.

Begum, now 23, was stripped of her citizenship on national security grounds in 2019.

Begum’s legal team said she was a victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation, while Britain’s Home Office said she was a loyal ISIS volunteer.

This week in Nothing is StrangerBBC reporter Josh Baker on many sides of Shamima Begum, why her story has been struck as a liaison in the UK, and what the results of her civil war can mean for other foreigners suspected of ISIS affiliation.

Featuring:

• Josh Baker, BBC journalist, creator of “I’m Not a Monster — The Shamima Begum Story”

Nothing is Foreign, a podcast from CBC News and CBC Podcasts, is a weekly journey to where the stories are. It was hosted by Tamara Khandaker.