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There is nothing in the world darker than the death of a child.
There is nothing in a life more painful than parents burying their child.
There is nothing in this universe more soul-shattering than a family mourning the murder most foul of their beloved daughter and sister.
I’m unable to articulate the pain that I know is unimaginable despite the most scrupulous wording.
Noor’s life is not what happened to her on July 20. It cannot ever be.
In celebration of a life well lived, of the person who was luminous, I asked Noor Mukadam’s family to say something about their precious, special, beautiful daughter and sister.
Noor’s father Shaukat Mukadam on his most beloved daughter:
Noor was a beautiful child. Being the youngest of the family, Noor was everyone’s darling. A big, healthy baby, she was born in Amman, Jordan. The Jordan Times even published the news that a lovely baby girl was born to a Pakistani diplomat.
Noor’s habits were always so adorable. And she was effortlessly loving. She liked chocolates. She loved to play with her dolls. Noor would try to speak in Arabic with our female domestic staff [in Jordan and Iraq]. Noor’s childhood was laughter-filled, happy. Some children have the habit of creating fuss on small things, but Noor was never demanding about anything. We’ve countless sweet memories of her as a child in Jordan and Iraq. And when we moved back to Pakistan.
Growing up Noor’s likes were simple, innocent. Many of her friends were the...
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