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Shabnam Hashmi (born 1957) is an Indian social activist and human rights campaigner born to Haneef and Qamar Azad Hashmi. . She is the sister of Safdar Hashmi and Sohail Hashmi. Safdar Hashmi was a communist playwright and director, best known for his work with street theatre in India. She has campaigned against communalism and violation of human rights in the name of fighting terrorism. She was involved in exposing what she alleges are terror links of Hindutva forces but also fought for the rights of Batla house encounter suspect who later allegedly joined ISIS.