legality of revoking British citizenship of Islamic State teenager hangs on her heritage0

• BUSINESS
• February 20, 2019

Sajiv Javid’s decision to revoke the citizenship of Shamima Begum, the 19-year-old from Bethnal Green who left to join Islamic State in 2015, has been met with mixed reaction. While some supported the home secretary’s decision, others have expressed concern about its implications. In these debates, there is much confusion about what cancellation of citizenship