Sabeen Mahmud Forum

02/08/2024

SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS!�

We’re excited to be hosting an, “ask me anything,” style session with Atia Naqvi. She will answer audience questions with a focus on practical emotional health management relevant to our cultural context.

If you’d like to send in a question you want answered during this session, please send us a direct message and we’ll add it to our list of questions for the speaker.

Thank you! We look forward to seeing you.

Let us talk about Mental Health
Saturday, 17th August, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: Online; we’ll be sharing more details soon.

About the facilitator:
Atia Naqvi is a clinical psychologist and Mental Health Counselor. She has over fifteen years of experience in the field of Mental Health Counseling. She has her own private practice in the US.

23/05/2024

We had an intimate book donation ceremony on May 20, 2024 at Habib University. The event was attended by SMF volunteers and the Habib University community.

Dr. Nauman Naqvi, Acting Dean, Founding Faculty School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Associate Professor at HU, shared his memories of Sabeen and noted how her books reflect her varied interests.

Yousuf Kerai, Associate Professor at HU, reflected on how Sabeen created safe spaces for creative people in Karachi. Yousuf Kerai held tabla classes at T2F for several years.

Chand Singhara, Manager of the Music Room, shared his memories of working with Sabeen, and the bond they developed over time. Sabeen referred to Chand as the, "glue," of T2F.

HU community members also shared their memories and welcomed Sabeen’s books into the library.

Thanks to Adeeba Naz at HU for helping set up the donation.

29/04/2024

Mark your calendars!

Developing a Healthy Relationship with Emotions
Sunday March 24, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
We look forward to seeing you .

About the event:
This Aao Suno session with Dr. Humair Yusuf will explore questions like: what purpose do our emotions serve? How do they interact with reason and logic? How do they work together and how do they work against each other? How can we develop a healthy relationship with our emotions?

About the speaker:
Dr. Humair Yusuf is a counselling psychologist and psychotherapist based in Karachi who works with individuals, couples and families. As a visiting faculty member at the Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts at IBA he has taught classes that explore the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, class, age, disability and religion in mental health and wellbeing, His research focuses on cultural factors underlying explanatory models and representations of distress. He is involved with a number of mental health initiatives throughout Pakistan.

22/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

This sticker is from Pakistan’s first civic hackathon, which was hosted in 2013 by T2F. One hackathon activity involved dreaming up what one wanted in one’s neighbourhood, and writing it down on these stickers. Participants then got together to work out ways to implement their visions. At the end of the hackathon, there were rows and rows of stickers filled with these visions.

We’re sharing the sticker that Sabeen filled out. She kept it on her whiteboard right up until April 24, 2015.

Over the years of T2F 2.0, Sabeen often thought of ways to engage with and contribute to the neighbourhood. On this April 24, 2024, join us in cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation. Please bring your cap and drinking water with you. If you are able to, please also bring a broom, a small spade, and a bucket. Let’s add some peace, love, and flowers to the neighbourhood.

This activity will run from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and is part of our celebration of Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at .

MORE DETAILS
The evening is going to be a community affair. In addition to cleaning up and planting some new vegetation, we’ll be getting together to have chai and feed each other, watch artists create tributes to Sabeen, play and listen to some music, and enjoy some evening programming.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Clean-up & Planting

Chai & Potluck — Chai at T2F. Please bring some dry finger food, and paper plates for about two people. Let’s feed our friends while keeping the space clean.

Aik Dil Phaink Larki — Artists painting tributes to Sabeen. If you play an instrument, please provide our artists with some light musical accompaniment.

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6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.

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7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme — Music, reading, open mic, and reflections.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

21/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

As part of our celebration of Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at , we will be remembering Sabeen through evening programming that will include music, readings, an open mic, and reflections. The programme will start at 7:30 PM and end around 9:30 PM. Expect to see both new and familiar faces leading the programme 🙂

If you’d like to share something at the open mic, please talk to the hosts early in the evening, be intentional about what you would like to share, and be mindful of the time.

We look forward to you joining us for the evening programming. Thank you in advance for supporting the performers!

MORE DETAILS
The evening is going to be a community affair. Before the evening programme, we will be getting together to clean up the neighbourhood, enjoy art, do some planting, and play and listen to some music.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Aik Dil Phaink Larki — Artists painting tributes to Sabeen. If you play an instrument, please provide our artists with some light musical accompaniment.

Clean-up & Planting — Cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation.

Chai & Potluck — Chai at T2F. Please bring some dry finger food, and paper plates for about two people. Let’s feed our friends while keeping the space clean.
———

6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.

———

7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

20/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

As part of our celebration of Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at , there will be an art corner showcasing tributes to Sabeen. The session will continue from 4 pm to 6 pm and is titled Aik Dil Phaink Larki, encapsulating Sabeen’s quirky, passionate, responsive personality, underlying her incisive genius and wit. Musicians will be providing the artists with some light accompaniment. If you play an instrument, please join in to support our artists.

We’re excited to bring you Aik Dil Phaink Larki at T2F. Thank you in advance for supporting the arts!

MORE DETAILS
The evening is going to be a community affair. In addition to enjoying art, we’ll be getting together to clean up the neighbourhood, do some planting, play and listen to some music, and enjoy some evening programming.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Aik Dil Phaink Larki

Clean-up & Planting — Cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation.

Chai & Potluck — Chai at T2F. Please bring some dry finger food, and paper plates for about two people. Let’s feed our friends while keeping the space clean.
———

6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.
———

7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme — Music, reading, open mic, and reflections.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

19/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

As part of our celebration of Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at , we will be cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation. The timings for this are 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. If you are able, bring your broom, bucket, and basic gardening tools with you.

We’re excited to be doing this outdoor cleanup and planting activity around T2F. Thank you in advance for your community spirit and green thumbs!

MORE DETAILS
The evening is going to be a community affair. In addition to chai and feeding each other, we’ll be getting together to clean up the neighbourhood, do some planting, watch artists create tributes to Sabeen, play and listen to some music, and enjoy some evening programming.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Clean-up & Planting

Chai & Potluck — Chai at T2F. Please bring some dry finger food, and paper plates for about two people. Let’s feed our friends while keeping the space clean.

Aik Dil Phaink Larki — Artists painting tributes to Sabeen. If you play an instrument, please provide our artists with some light musical accompaniment.

———

6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.

———

7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme — Music, reading, open mic, and reflections.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

18/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

As part of our celebration of Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at , we will be having chai and a potluck. The timings for the chai and potluck are from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Chai will be available at T2F. For the potluck, we encourage you to bring dry finger food, water, and paper plates for about two people.

We’re excited to be getting together to have some chai and food at T2F. Thank you in advance for your contributions to the potluck!

MORE DETAILS
The evening is going to be a community affair. In addition to chai and feeding each other, we’ll be getting together to clean up the neighbourhood, do some planting, watch artists create tributes to Sabeen, play and listen to some music, and enjoy some evening programming.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Chai & Potluck

Aik Dil Phaink Larki — Artists painting tributes to Sabeen. If you play an instrument, please provide our artists with some light musical accompaniment.

Clean-up & Planting — Cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation.

———

6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.

———

7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme — Music, reading, open mic, and reflections.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

17/04/2024

TO SABEEN, WITH LOVE
24 April 2024

We’re gathering at on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, to celebrate Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy.

It’s going to be a community affair, so let’s get together to clean up the neighbourhood, do some planting, drink some chai, feed each other, watch artists create tributes to Sabeen, play and listen to some music, and enjoy some evening programming.

TIMINGS
4:00-6:00 PM (all activities happening simultaneously):
Aik Dil Phaink Larki — Artists painting tributes to Sabeen. If you play an instrument, please provide our artists with some light musical accompaniment.

Chai & Potluck — Chai at T2F. Please bring some dry finger food, and paper plates for about two people. Let’s feed our friends while keeping the space clean.

Clean-up & Planting — Cleaning up the area around T2F and planting some new vegetation.

———

6:00-7:30 PM:
We’ll be closed to set up for the evening programme.

———

7:30-9:30 PM:
Evening Programme — Music, reading, open mic, and reflections.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

❤️
SMF + T2F

05/04/2024

We’re getting together on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, to celebrate Sabeen Mahmud’s life and legacy. Save the date! We’re excited to see you all.

P.S. If you haven’t been to in a while, consider this your invitation. Come! Let us spend a part of April 24 together.

❤️
SMF + T2F

20/03/2024

Link to registration form: https://forms.gle/1yaKPJ3YuVGjiwut8

Mark your calendars!

Ways of Journaling / Ways of Seeing
Sunday March 24, 3 -5 PM
We look forward to seeing you .

Please register for the event, and bring your writing materials with you. There are only 20 spots available. The link to the registration form is: https://forms.gle/1yaKPJ3YuVGjiwut8

About the event:
An Aao Suno session with Sadia Khatri exploring our inner life through the journal. We will explore the ways the journal can be a creative site for process and play; and a cathartic space to map our emotions. We will learn about ways we can build a journaling practice (regular or irregular!), to ground our bodies and minds. We will think about the journal as a mirror or container to reflect/hold our changing perception about the world and ourselves.

About the facilitator:
Sadia Khatri is a writer, teacher, and filmmaker. She writes fiction and nonfiction, often about cities, dreams, gender, and faith. She is interested in pedagogical models outside of institutions, and teaches individually and collaboratively. Sadia is archiving and filming Sufi and Bhakti poetry in Sindh with Amrit Pyala.

19/03/2024

Mark your calendars!

Ways of Journaling / Ways of Seeing
Sunday March 24, 3 -5 PM
We look forward to seeing you .

Please register for the event, and bring your writing materials with you. There are only 20 spots available. The link to the registration form is: https://forms.gle/1yaKPJ3YuVGjiwut8

About the event:
An Aao Suno session with Sadia Khatri exploring our inner life through the journal. We will explore the ways the journal can be a creative site for process and play; and a cathartic space to map our emotions. We will learn about ways we can build a journaling practice (regular or irregular!), to ground our bodies and minds. We will think about the journal as a mirror or container to reflect/hold our changing perception about the world and ourselves.

About the facilitator:
Sadia Khatri is a writer, teacher, and filmmaker. She writes fiction and nonfiction, often about cities, dreams, gender, and faith. She is interested in pedagogical models outside of institutions, and teaches individually and collaboratively. Sadia is archiving and filming Sufi and Bhakti poetry in Sindh with Amrit Pyala.