Sabila — “We watched his burial on our phones.”

Publishing executive Sabila Khan was stunned by her father Shafqat’s sudden death due to COVID-19 in early 2020. After having to forgo the traditional Muslim rituals tied to his passing, Sabila struggled with the pandemic’s overall effect on her attempt to return to normalcy.

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