Begum was interviewed by BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville on 18 February . During the interview , Begum asked for forgiveness and claimed that she still supports " some British values " . She said she was inspired to join ISIL by videos of fighters beheading hostages and also of " the good life " under the group . However , Sommerville noted that she continues to espouse the ISIL ideology and justify its atrocities . When asked about the Manchester Arena bombing , she claimed it was wrong to kill innocent people , but that ISIL deemed it justified as retaliation for the coalition bombing of ISIL-held areas . When questioned about the rape , enslavement and murder of Yazidi women she claimed , " Shia do the same in Iraq "
Manchester Arena bombing
Manchester Arena bombing
Shamima Begum