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Inside detention camp holding Shamima Begum – fake designer goods and smuggled makeup
Shamima Begum's citizenship was revoked after she refused to denounce ISIS, but she appears to be adopting an increasingly westernised image in a detention camp awash with fake designer goods and smuggled items
Shamima Begum is currently being held in a detention centre in Syria filled with designer bags, designer clothes and smuggled makeup.
The 24-year-old from east London, who had her British citizenship revoked after she joined the Islamic State at the age of 15, has recently lost an appeal to have it reinstated. Now, she is condemned to live in the al-Roj camp in northern Syria, where conditions have been described as "extremely volatile" by the Red Cross.
Her citizenship was revoked by the Home Office after she refused to disavow ISIS when she was found, but since then has adopted a more westernised image. She been spotted wearing Primark clothes and Nike trainers.
She is also understood to have had her hair cut by another woman who was previously married to a jihadi, reports MailOnline. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) guarding the camp are also understood to have been smuggling in makeup, which she has been seen wearing.
According to filmmaker Andrew Drury, who got to know Ms Begum over an 18-month period, broadcasters trying to book her for interviews would help her get her hands on luxury items. "There's a shopping area in the camp with six or seven shops selling things like clothes, food and toys," he told the outlet last year.
"Like teenagers they love hanging around the shop and chatting even though they're not allowed to." Mr Drury said he did not spend much time in the shop as he was more focused on getting Ms Begum to take part in an interview.
He added: "Every time you want to do an interview you ask her what she wants."
Ms Begum previously said being in the detention camp was "worse than prison."
She added: "At least with prison sentences you know that there will be an end but here you don't know if there's going to be an end."
Daily Star Sunday
Shamima Begum's citizenship was revoked after she refused to denounce ISIS, but she appears to be adopting an increasingly westernised image in a detention camp awash with fake designer goods and smuggled items
Shamima Begum is currently being held in a detention centre in Syria filled with designer bags, designer clothes and smuggled makeup.
The 24-year-old from east London, who had her British citizenship revoked after she joined the Islamic State at the age of 15, has recently lost an appeal to have it reinstated. Now, she is condemned to live in the al-Roj camp in northern Syria, where conditions have been described as "extremely volatile" by the Red Cross.
Her citizenship was revoked by the Home Office after she refused to disavow ISIS when she was found, but since then has adopted a more westernised image. She been spotted wearing Primark clothes and Nike trainers.
She is also understood to have had her hair cut by another woman who was previously married to a jihadi, reports MailOnline. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) guarding the camp are also understood to have been smuggling in makeup, which she has been seen wearing.
According to filmmaker Andrew Drury, who got to know Ms Begum over an 18-month period, broadcasters trying to book her for interviews would help her get her hands on luxury items. "There's a shopping area in the camp with six or seven shops selling things like clothes, food and toys," he told the outlet last year.
"Like teenagers they love hanging around the shop and chatting even though they're not allowed to." Mr Drury said he did not spend much time in the shop as he was more focused on getting Ms Begum to take part in an interview.
He added: "Every time you want to do an interview you ask her what she wants."
Ms Begum previously said being in the detention camp was "worse than prison."
She added: "At least with prison sentences you know that there will be an end but here you don't know if there's going to be an end."
Daily Star Sunday