Introducing… The Shamima Begum Story

I'm Not a Monster by BBC

Jan 4, 20233:44Podcast Charts 2022

Investigating the story of Shamima Begum. At 15, she ran away from her London home with two school friends to join the terror group ISIS in war torn Syria. Now she wants to come back. It’s a tale that has gripped the wor...

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