Pakistan, May 23 -- I have always known memory becomes an act of rebellion, an act of resistance, refusing to be forgotten-but somehow today, remembering does not feel the same. In the past several days, we have witnessed nothing short of history. History has been rewritten, narratives have shifted, sides are taken, old scars have come to surface; words of Sahir Ludhianvi, Manto and Mahmoud Darwish echo once more. Simultaneously, people's sentiments are divided between overarching feelings of fear, resilience, grief, pride, powerlessness and freedom, all at the same time. Each contradicting the other. Not too long ago, a trail of nostalgia was carried and kept alive in the generous exchange of songs, films, writings and stories on shared ...
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