Where Have You Hidden My New Moon Crescent? — by Iffat Fatima

February 23, 2020
Iffat Fatima's documentary "Where Have You Hidden My New Moon Crescent?" traces the journey of Mughal Mase (from Habba Kadal, Srinagar) in "her relentless quest for justice" while seeking answers about the enforced disappearance of her only son, Nazir Ahmed Teli, a teacher who was picked up by the Indian armed forces on September 1, 1990, only never to be found again. The film also tells the larger story of enforced disappearance in Kashmir, and reveals the close-knit community of support that the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has developed over the years under the leadership of its founder, Parveena Ahangar.

Iffat Fatima’s documentary “Where Have You Hidden My New Moon Crescent?” traces the journey of Mughal Mase (from Habba Kadal, Srinagar) in “her relentless quest for justice” while seeking answers about the enforced disappearance of her only son, Nazir Ahmed Teli, a teacher who was picked up by the Indian armed forces on September 1, 1990, only never to be found again. The film also tells the larger story of enforced disappearance in Kashmir, and reveals the close-knit community of support that the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has developed over the years under the leadership of its founder, Parveena Ahangar.

Where Have You Hidden My New Moon Crescent?
Documentary, 2009
By Iffat Fatima
Duration: 28 mins
Language : Kashmiri (with English subtitles)

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