The story
Named in reference to Shamima Begum, a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State in 2015, had her British citizenship revoked, and was refused re-entry on appeal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shamima's Law
Today it means: A proposed law that would allow the United Kingdom to deport terrorists and revoke their citizenship even if it would leave them stateless. Full definition →