The Mourning of Pakistan's Activist

     This week I will be blogging about a prominent female activist who was murdered by two gunmen in Pakistan. Sabeen Mahmud was an activist that surrounded herself with books, people, and discussions about technology, human rights and women's entrepreneurship, according to CNN. She was a free soul that introduced others to street art and talked about books and politics. She was an advocate for free speech. Sabeen owned a little second-floor cafe where she welcomed any who wanted to talk about politics and human rights. Apparently last week Sabeen had just closed her cafe and had stopped a red light when two gunmen in a motorcycle shot her and her mother, Mehnaz Mahmud inside the car. The car was filled with lots of blood and broken glass. Sabeen suffered from 5 bullet wounds and died on her way to the hospital. Her mother was also injured but is expected to be released from the hospital in time for her daughter's funeral. According to CNN, Sabeen had just finished given a forum about the country's restive Balichistan region, which is the home to a long -running insurgency. There is speculation that this action might have enticed the attack. Pakistan is now mourning a person that stood up for beliefs and touched many hearts. Street artists have now taken up walls around Pakistan and shown their love for her through art.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/25/asia/pakistan-free-speech-activist-sabeen-mahmud-killed/index.html


http://time.com/3835706/sabeen-mahmud-pakistan-activist-killed/