BBC Documentary Row: The controversy over BBC’s story of Gujarat riots being banned in India had not settled yet that another controversy broke out in Britain regarding one of its stories. Displeasure with BBC’s documentary ‘The Shamima Begum Story’ has increased so much that the people of Britain are talking about not renewing its subscription.
In fact, this controversy arose because in 2015, a 15-year-old girl named Shamima Begum, living in the UK, fled to Syria and joined the Islamic State. During her stay in Syria, she became infamous as a jihadi bride. Now BBC has made a sympathetic documentary towards him.
Why is there controversy?
This controversy started on BBC when it released a 90-minute documentary on Shamima Begum. According to the report of The Daily Mail, his documentary came after 10 episodes of his podcast ‘I am not a monster’. The story retraces Shamima Begum’s journey from the UK to Syria, and tries to create sympathy for her.
According to media reports, BBC seems to be showing sympathy for Shamima Begum, who is now 23 years old, with her documentary. It has been told in these reports that he is sad over his decision to go to Syria.
Who is Shamima Begum?
Shamima Begum, a 15-year-old girl living in the UK, fled the UK in February 2015 with two friends, Kadija Sultana and Amira Abase, to Syria, where she said she spent more than three years with IS. She later became infamous as the IS bride because she married a Dutch IS fighter soon after arriving in Syria.
Begum, born in Britain to parents of Bangladeshi origin, was stripped of her citizenship by the UK government in 2019 on the grounds of national security, meanwhile the IS in Syria has been destroyed, since then Begum wants to return to the UK but the government is not allowing it. Not giving.
Her decision to return to the UK is pending in court, while the BBC reportedly released a 90-minute documentary favoring her, which people say may increase sympathy for her.
