New Delhi: In After Sabeen , a documentary film which chronicles the impact of Pakistani peace activist Sabeen Mahmud, her mother, Mahenaz Mahmud, is seen sitting on her daughter’s bed. Sabeen was assassinated by gunmen a decade ago, but her room remains intact. The bed is made, there’s a stack of books on the bedside table, and a poster of British actor Hugh Laurie.

This is Mahenaz’s act of resistance—part of a “game” she plays with herself. She knows Sabeen is not coming back. But if she does, her room will be ready to greet her.

“Over these 17 months, I’ve spent a lot of time in this room. I want it to be an active room,” she says in the film. “I feel Sabeen’s presence.” Show Full Article

Directed by Schokofeh Kamiz and released in 2018, the film serves as a firm, lasting a

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