Ahmed Ali, Shamima Begum’s father, said he is “on the side of the Government”, and agrees with Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to strip his daughter of her British citizenship.
Ali, 60, told the Daily Mail that he has “no problem” with the government’s decision, noting that it’s ok with him if the government doesn’t want to take her back.
Begum, who last Sunday gave birth to a son, Jarrah, pleaded that she was willing to change in order to be allowed back into the UK, but caused outrage by refusing to apologise for joining the terror group and arguing that the 2017 bombing of the Manchester Arena by an Islamic extremist was a “retaliation” for coalition bombings in Syria.