shamima begum

In 2015, a 15-year-old East London girl left for Syria with two of her friends to live in the so-called Caliphate. After Shamima Begum was captured in a refugee camp in 2019, the British public was enraged by her attitude that she’d done nothing wrong and for downplaying the violence committed by ISIS.

Journalist Josh Baker traveled to Syria to interview the evasive prisoner, then retraced her steps to fact check her story - that she went to the Caliphate to practice fundamentalism, not to become an ISIS soldier.  

BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live present season two of “I’m Not a Monster: The Shamima Begum Story.” Josh Baker explores war ravaged Syria to discover the network which smuggled her into ISIS territory, examine her life as a soldier's bride in the Caliphate, and confirm whether or not the British teen was an active combatant against Coalition forces. The host repeatedly risks his safety to answer the simple question: should Shamima be believed?

OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "I'M NOT A MONSTER" BEGIN IN THE FINAL TEN MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.

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In this weeks episode Dean and Barrister Mike discuss the case of a gentleman fined for owning a Panther tank from world war 2, the controversial case of Shamima Begum who left England to Join ISIS and now wishes to return and the Texan law for owning more than 6 sex toys, as discussed this week below is the Link to sponsor our previous guest and Barrister Olivia Appleby for the Brighton Marathon,

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The ladies discuss whether a recent Supreme Court ruling is fair after judges unanimously rule that Shamima Begum, a young woman who left Britain as a teenager to join the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, does not have the right to return to the UK to fight a Home Office decision that stripped her of British citizenship on the grounds of national security. Guest starring Fairyqueen Tatiana and Tariyé Peterside.

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(Article – Shamima Begum cannot return to UK, Supreme Court rules – BBC News)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-53428191

(Article – Who is Shamima Begum and how do you lose your UK citizenship? – BBC News)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/26/shamima-begum-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent-say-legal-experts

(Article – Shamima Begum ruling sets dangerous precedent, say legal experts – Jamie Grierson for The Guardian)

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(Video – Shamima Begum: 'I didn't want to be IS poster girl' - BBC News – BBC News YouTube Channel)

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53607595

(Article – Shamima Begum: Bid to return in citizenship fight goes to Supreme Court – Analysis by Dominic Casciani for BBC News)

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Hussein and Haider finally sit down with the owners of the shish lounge that birthed The H Squared Podcast and made everything possible, NÖA Lounge. The owners of the successful shish lounge based in Watford are brothers, Faheem and Mihad. Together, they opened the shisha lounge back in the summer of 2019 which has been a massive success. Hussein and Haider sit down with Faheem and Mihad to discuss owning a business, the troubles they've faced and rounding it up with the controversial topic of Shamima Begum in wagwan weekly. We hope you enjoy, as always. Please don't forget to LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed the discussion and follow us on instagram @hsquaredpodcast to have an input in what we talk about next time! 

TIMESTAMPS
Intro and wafflin - 00:00
Journey of NÖA Lounge - 04:12
Importance of customer service - 09:54
The business and working relationship - 13:09
Troubles - 27:41
Shisha industry and future plans - 31:33
Shamima Begum - 36:38
Outro - 40:55