Shamima Begum Quotes (1999-)

Shamima Begum

About Shamima Begum

Shamima Begum (born 25 August 1999) is a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) at the age of 15. She was a student at Bethnal Green Academy in London when she and two schoolmates – who became known as the Bethnal Green trio – travelled to Syria in February 2015. Begum married a fellow ISIL member 10 days after her arrival and had three children who all died young. She developed a reputation as an enforcer amongst other members of ISIL and was responsible for recruitment to the group.

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“Here, because Isis was the worst thing in the 21st century and I was a part of it and now I have to face the consequences of my actions, and this camp is the consequences of my actions.”

About Shamima Begum

Shamima Begum (born 25 August 1999) is a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) at the age of 15. She was a student at Bethnal Green Academy in London when she and two schoolmates – who became known as the Bethnal Green trio – travelled to Syria in February 2015. Begum married a fellow ISIL member 10 days after her arrival and had three children who all died young. She developed a reputation as an enforcer amongst other members of ISIL and was responsible for recruitment to the group.