Four years ago, London citizen Shamima Begum ran away from home with two school friends of hers. Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase, and Shamima were all aged 14-15 years of age when deciding to leave their life to join the Islamic State in Syria. As soon as they got there, they were married to other members of the organization.

Begum previously lost two children in a camp in Syria and she just recently gave birth again. Her request to the British state is to not retract her citizenship and be allowed to return to the country to raise her child in a better environment than the war-torn surroundings that she and her kids are trying to bear now.

It's understandable why so many are taken aback with the idea of letting her back into Britain. With being involved in such an organization that has caused so much harm and destruction to many parts of this world, it's harder to not have any hesitations.

In an interview with Begum, she said that she doesn't regret going. However, she made it clear she doesn't support a lot of the violent acts they take on to emphasize their points.

The facts are that Begum was born, raised, and educated in Britain. This makes the situation even more complex because the whole system is a question now. Is there enough reason to strip her of her rights to citizenship? Are we to think that all members of the Islamic State—former and active—are all threats to society? Many of the captured fighters have expressed regret in joining and in the terrorizing acts that they were a part of.

If the British state removes Begum's citizenship, it's only a condemnation of other members trying to break away as well.