Imam at the Baitul Aman mosque (pictured) Moulana Abdul Malik, 51, told The Times : 'People who are brainwashed may not have changed their habits — those who go to extremism will not change'
'We think the decision taken by the Home Office was correct. I'm worried if Shamima Begum does return, she might influence other people. It would be dangerous for other young people.'
Another man, who wished to remain anonymous, told the paper: 'She's taking the piss. She's not saying, ''I've been groomed, it was a mistake.'' She only wants to come home for the NHS, for the healthcare.'
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum and her friends fled to Syria by flying to Istanbul and getting a bus across Turkey
wounded jihadis as they fought with US-led coalition forces.
Security forces told the Daily Mirror that the teenager would treat ISIS fighters in hospital as her jihadi husband, Yago Riedijk, 27, who is being held at a different camp to Begum, fought coalition forces in Syria.
Begum was discovered when Times journalist Anthony Loyd spotted the nine month pregnant bride at a Syrian refugee camp.
Following the birth of her son Jerah, reportedly named after an Islamic warlord, Begum gave an interview with Sky News in which she pleaded for 'sympathy' and asked to return home.
Her family later wrote a petition asking the government to bring Begum and her baby home and challenging Mr Javid's decision to revoke her British citizenship.
The letter, obtained by the BBC, read: 'As we have already expressed, we are sickened by the comments she has made, but, as a family man yourself, we hope you will understand that we, as her family cannot simply abandon her.
'We have a duty to her, and a duty to hope that as she was groomed into what she has become, she can equally be helped back into the sister I knew, and daughter my parents bore.
'We hope you understand our position in this respect and why we must, therefore, assist Shamima in challenging your decision to take away the one thing that is her only hope at rehabilitation, her British citizenship.'
Begum was 15 when she fled from her east London home with her classmates Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana to join the terrorist group Islamic State in 2015.
Ten days after arriving to the ISIS capital, Begum married Dutch national Yago Riedijk.
According to reports, Sultana and Abase also married ISIS fighters.
Four years later, Sultana is believed to have died and the whereabouts of Abase are unknown.
Senior figures in the Muslim community have come out in support of the Home Secretary's decision to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship
Pictured: Area of housing close to where the parents of Shamima Begum live in Bethnal Green, London
Imam at the Baitul Aman mosque (pictured) Moulana Abdul Malik, 51, told The Times : 'People who are brainwashed may not have changed their habits — those who go to extremism will not change'Questioning Begum's sincerity, Imam at the Baitul Aman mosque Moulana Abdul Malik, 51, told The Times: 'People who are brainwashed may not have changed their habits — those who go to extremism will not change.'We think the decision taken by the Home Office was correct. I'm worried if Shamima Begum does return, she might influence other people. It would be dangerous for other young people.'Another man, who wished to remain anonymous, told the paper: 'She's taking the piss. She's not saying, ''I've been groomed, it was a mistake.'' She only wants to come home for the NHS, for the healthcare.'
The ISIS bride from Bethnal Green would attend to wounded jihaids after fleeing the UK it emerged yesterday
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum and her friends fled to Syria by flying to Istanbul and getting a bus across Turkeywounded jihadis as they fought with US-led coalition forces.Security forces told the Daily Mirror that the teenager would treat ISIS fighters in hospital as her jihadi husband, Yago Riedijk, 27, who is being held at a different camp to Begum, fought coalition forces in Syria.Begum was discovered when Times journalist Anthony Loyd spotted the nine month pregnant bride at a Syrian refugee camp.Following the birth of her son Jerah, reportedly named after an Islamic warlord, Begum gave an interview with Sky News in which she pleaded for 'sympathy' and asked to return home.Her family later wrote a petition asking the government to bring Begum and her baby home and challenging Mr Javid's decision to revoke her British citizenship.The letter, obtained by the BBC, read: 'As we have already expressed, we are sickened by the comments she has made, but, as a family man yourself, we hope you will understand that we, as her family cannot simply abandon her.'We have a duty to her, and a duty to hope that as she was groomed into what she has become, she can equally be helped back into the sister I knew, and daughter my parents bore.'We hope you understand our position in this respect and why we must, therefore, assist Shamima in challenging your decision to take away the one thing that is her only hope at rehabilitation, her British citizenship.'Begum was 15 when she fled from her east London home with her classmates Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana to join the terrorist group Islamic State in 2015.Ten days after arriving to the ISIS capital, Begum married Dutch national Yago Riedijk.According to reports, Sultana and Abase also married ISIS fighters.Four years later, Sultana is believed to have died and the whereabouts of Abase are unknown.
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