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'Citizenship can be weaponised': What does Shamima Begum's case say about 'Britishness' and identity?

Name: 'Citizenship can be weaponised': What does Shamima Begum's case say about 'Britishness' and identity?
Uploaded: 2019-02-26T14:30:46+0000
Description: 'If you've got a little bit of brown in you, we feel validated to violate that human right and make you stateless’. Professor Tahir Abbas and Writer Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan explore the repercussions of UK government's decision to revoke citizenship of teenager who joined Islamic State

Osha Mahmoud

, Aaya Al-Shamahi

Published date: 26 February 2019 14:35 GMT | Last update: 5 years 1 month ago

'If you've got a little bit of brown in you, we feel validated to violate that human right and make you stateless’.

Professor Tahir Abbas and Writer Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan explore the repercussions of UK government's decision to revoke citizenship of teenager who joined Islamic State

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