Shamima Begum, 19, could be a 'challenge' to de-radicalise if she returns to Britain because she shows 'no remorse'
The east London schoolgirl who ran away to to become an ISIS bride may be a 'challenge' to de-radicalised if she returns to Britain because she shows 'no remorse', a counter-extremism expert warns.
Heavily pregnant Shamima Begum, 19, has said she wishes to bring up her baby in the UK, and her family have begged for her to be allowed to return home.
But chief executive of counter-extremism organisation Qulliam, Haras Rafiq, said the teenager showed 'no regret' and 'isn't fazed by decapitated heads and bombs all around her'.
Ms Begum told The Times she would 'do anything' to be able to come home and 'live quietly' wither her child after being tracked down at a refugee camp in northern Syria.
Mr Rafiq, formerly a member of a Government task force after the 2005 terrorist bombings in London, said that based on the interview it could be 'difficult' for her to be de-radicalised.
He said: 'What we can say is right now from that interview she doesn't show any remorse or regret and isn't fazed by decapitated heads and bombs all around her, because she thought that was a normal life. Therein lies the problem.'
They say the 19-year-old's unborn baby is totally innocent and deserves a good life in the UK. Pictured: Begum at Gatwick Airport heading for Turkey in 2015
He added: 'Based on the interview that I heard, she, at this moment in time, is not somebody who thinks she needs to be de-radicalised therefore it's going to be a challenge for whoever does it.'
Mr Rafiq also said he thought it likely the pregnant teenager's family will find the money to fund her journey back and that she would be allowed entry and then arrested.
Questions have been raised over whether Britain would be able to prevent Ms Begum's eventual return to the UK.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has warned he 'will not hesitate' to prevent the return of Britons who travelled to join Islamic State (IS), but Justice Seretary David Gauke told Sky News 'we can't make people stateless'.
Shamima Begum, 19, is pleading with the Government to allow her back into the country to have her baby but admits she'll miss her jihadist husband
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