Sabeen Mahmud, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sabeen Mahmud

Pakistani human rights activist

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1975

Date of Death: 24-Apr-2015

Profession: human rights activist

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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About Sabeen Mahmud

  • Sabeen Mahmud (20 June 1974 – 24 April 2015) (Urdu: ???? ??????) was a progressive Pakistani human rights activist and social worker who founded the Karachi-based cafe The Second Floor.
  • She also presided over the Karachi branch of TiE.Born and raised in Karachi, she was educated at Karachi Grammar and later at the Kinnaird College.
  • She later founded an interactive media and technology consulting firm and worked to establish the Citizens Archive of Pakistan.
  • She set up The Second Floor (T2F) in 2007 aimed at providing a community space for open dialogue.
  • Under Sabeen's leadership, T2F arranged a series of liberal social activities.
  • She also co-led protests against the Red Mosque in Islamabad, and also took part in Pakistan for All, a campaign to end sectarianism and religious intolerance in Pakistan.On 24 April 2015, she hosted a debate on Balochistan conflict which included activists like Mama Qadeer.
  • After the event, she was shot dead by a gunman on her way home after hosting a seminar at T2F.
  • As of 20 May 2015, Pakistani authorities have arrested the culprit behind Mahmud's murder.
  • Sabeen is referred to as part of 'Pakistan’s liberal, urban, globalised civil society'.

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