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Sabeen Mahmud, the founding director of The Second Floor (T2F) in Karachi, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen as she was leaving T2F following.
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Sabeen Mahmud
Pakistani human rights activist (1974–2015)
Sabeen Mahmud | |
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Born | (1974-06-20)20 June 1974 Karachi, Pakistan |
Died | 24 April 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 40) Karachi, Pakistan |
Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation(s) | Human rights activist, social activist, NGO worker |
Sabeen Mahmud (20 June 1974 – 24 April 2015) (Urdu: صبین محمود) was a progressivePakistani human rights activist and social worker who founded the Karachi-based cafe The Second Floor.
She also presided over the Karachi branch of TiE.[1]
Born and raised in Karachi, Mahmud 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.[2] She set up The Second Floor (T2F) in 2007 aimed at providing a community space for open dialogue.[3] Under Mahmud's leadership, T2F