The BBC’s podcast on Shamima Begum ignores the true victims of ISIS atrocities

The BBC’s podcast on Shamima Begum ignores the true victims of ISIS atrocities

By Khadija Khan Shamima Begum has been making the headlines ever since she left the UK as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State. And if you thought you hadn’t heard enough of her sob stories and tales of remorse, she has offered a window into her life in the terrorist group in the BBC podcast ‘The Shamima Begum Story’. Over the course of 10 episodes, Josh Baker and his team have conducted numerous interviews with Shamima in Syria, to try and uncover who the now 23-year-old is today, and whether…