The myth of the Good Mother Why filicide angers and terrorizes us SAMAA | Mahim Maher - Posted: Jan 2, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Mahim Maher Posted: Jan 2, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago Pakistanis venerate the mother figure. And thus, when mothers kill their children, they react with horror and vilification. Filicide is an âoutrageâ. âHow could she do this,â a young woman asked me as news of Shakeela surfaced from Karachi. She threw her toddler into the sea in 2019. Before the Reader jumps down my throat, allow me to say this very clearly: I do not support the killing of children by anyoneâtheir mother or father. But I