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Shamima Begum’s friends: what happened to Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana?

Source: Metropolitan Police / PA Wire

Shamima Begum’s recent attempt to get her British citizenship case before the Supreme Court has been rejected

A judicial spokesperson confirmed this week that the 24-year-old had asked the Court of Appeal to approach the Supreme Court, but her request was denied. 

As she desperately tries to regain her British citizenship, Begum still has the option to approach the Supreme Court to have her case heard directly. 

Begum has already gone through multiple failed attempts to reclaim her citizenship after it was revoked when she joined the Islamic State at age 15.

She’s currently stuck in a refugee

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