Showing posts with label Shukee Begum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shukee Begum. Show all posts

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Isis 'Not My Cup of Tea' Says British Woman Who Went to Syria to Join


THE GUARDIAN: Shukee Begum went to Syria with her five children to be with her jihadi husband Jamal al-Harith, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee

A British woman who fled Islamic State with her five children after travelling to Syria to be with her husband has told of her experience of life under the group’s rule, describing the “gangster mentality” among supporters as “not my cup of tea”.

Shukee Begum, who fled Isis and says that she was then held by smugglers in northern Syria, said that she wanted to return to the UK but feared what the reception would be from British authorities. She is currently believed to be living in Syria.

“I would love to go back to the UK,” the 33-year-old told Channel 4 News.

“The UK is my home. I grew up there, my friends are there my family are there. That is where I consider to be home but I am just not sure at the moment of the track record of the current government if the UK is somewhere I can come back to and achieve justice.” » | Ben Quinn | Wednesday, October 14, 2015