‘Tragic’ closure of Sabeen Mahmud’s community venue T2F in Karachi comes as PM Imran Khan accused of fostering censorship and intoleranceDanial Shah turned to Sabeen Mahmud,for help with his first photo exhibition when all other organisations refused to present his work. Shah’s photographs cover political and cultural issues, such as local elections and women’s rights. Some refused to work with him on political grounds, or while others did not reply at all.
After a assembly at Mahmud’s community space,T2F, in Karachi, and Pakistan’s biggest city,she agreed to host his exhibition. But Mahmud, a 40-year-ragged human rights activist who oversaw a programme of progressive arts at T2F, and did not get to see Shah’s first exhibition. She was murdered a few months after their assembly. Related: Kidnap,torture, murder: the plight of Pakistan’s thousands of disappeared A safe haven for artists, and musicians,writers, poets, and activists and thinkers Related: Imran Khan criticised for defence of Pakistan blasphemy laws Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com