Shamima Begum is one of the three girls from Bethnal Green who was taken out of Britain by a Canadian Spy to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) in 2015. Begum made headlines when she was discovered in the al-Hawl camp in Syria having left IS territory. She was pleading to return to Britain, so […]
Although I was certainly inspired by the ruling that Shamima Begum should not be given her citizenship back, this isn’t an article about her, or her guilt. I don’t think her morality or actions are pertinent here. Nor am I writing about how the government has left her kinda, sorta, probably stateless, in direct contravention […]
The decision by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) to dismiss Shamima Begum’s appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, is, frankly, an appalling one. In 2019, the then Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, deeming her a security risk, stripped Shamima Begum of her citizenship. Left stateless as a result, she has been living in […]
There is no question that Shamima Begum is not an innocent bystander. Despite her claims that she was “just a housewife”, she shows no remorse for her decision to join Islamic State, even where specific atrocities are highlighted. In interviews last year, she managed to justify the Manchester Arena bombing as a retaliation against coalition […]
Protests have erupted across many Indian cities throughout December after the Citizens (Amendment) Act was passed by the Parliament of India. In amending a 64 year old citizenship law, the CAA allows all religious minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to fast-track Indian citizenship. The Hindu nationalist agenda of Prime Minister Modi and his Bharatiya […]
Sophia the humanoid robot designed by Hanson Robotics has become a powerful international figure. It spoke at the United Nations, traveled the world chatting with talk show hosts, and even appeared on the cover to Elle Brazil (talk about unattainable body standards). To add to this already impressive list, last week at the Future Investment […]