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Evening Standard
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Rachael Davies

Shamima Begum’s friends: what happened to Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana?

Shamima Begum has been dismissed by her former best friend, who has called the one-time London pupil a non-believer after leaving IS.

Sharmeena Begum, who is no relation and reportedly talked Shamima into joining with Islamic State (IS), was recently tracked down and questioned by a BBC reporter. Sharmeena was found to have escaped from a detention centre in Syria and to be fundraising for the terrorist group.

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