âSwipeâ right for death sentence. A Pakistani film matches Tinder with I-Fatwa
Pakistani filmmaker Arafat Mazhar's new animated film âSwipeâ isn't far-fetched. It imagines life with an app that crowdsources death sentences.
Muna Khan 20 December, 2020 9:03 am IST
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Just when Pakistanis were increasingly experiencing âfreedomâ, using apps like Tinder, Imran Khan’s âNaya Pakistanâ â now a nightmare State for women, minorities, progressives â blocked dating apps for their ‘immoral content’. The message was clear: you can’t use technology to date people, but you can use it to support and encourage violence against those who you consider anti-Pakistan, anti-Muslim. This is why filmmaker Arafat Mazhar’s new animated film,