Historic preservationist and researcher. Author, Karachi: Edge of Empire (Ferozsons). Writing about Islamicate architectural history
Mar 21, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
As Bangladesh turns 50, and LUMS cancels a conference remembering 1971 entitled “War, Violence and Memory” it seems the Pakistan establishment still cannot tolerate a critical examination of their role in the atrocities committed in Bangladesh. 1/5
In March 1971, my mother, Hamida Khuhro, then a Fellow at St. Antony’s College, was one of the only West Pakistanis unafraid to speak out when news of the army’s attacks began to filter through. 2/5
