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Mum

Hey mum?

Why is he beating the donkey?

The donkey didn’t do his homework so he’s being punished

But donkeys don’t go to school

They go to donkey school

and if they don’t behave, they get whipped

Oh Jinn!

You're a Jinn

Ghost!

Rabia, don’t scare them. Now, get ready!

My uniform got too small

There’s still room

This too

We can’t afford a new one

Just take out the stitches at the bottom

that’ll make it longer

Mum, can you iron out this fold?

Never mind, you’ll be late

The baby is not well

Can you check which one’s for the flu?

This one

Bye!

Bye

Don’t be sad

Glad the holidays are over

We’ll study together and play too

It’ll be fun!

Look here

What happened?

How can the school be closed?

Open the gate now!

First, there was a principal and three teachers

then it was two teachers and a missing principal

then only one remained, and now he's gone too

Our children will be ruined. Where is he?

Sorry, sir, I don’t know.

Hey, wait. Stop!

I just found out this morning.

What’s wrong with him?

This is ridiculous!

I’ve heard he is... possessed

Possessed?

By what?

I’m not sure really

I can’t say

How long is it closed for?

As soon as there’s news, you’ll find out

Go now, clear out!

Go to your homes

Did you know about this?

No. Did you?

What happened?

The school is under a spell

But how?

The Jinn got the school teacher

Really?

Yes. I think the Jinn have taken over the school

Ali, wait!

What will you do now?

Dad is taking me to a better school

Will get admission today

Where?

It’s in the next village, Rehri Goth

It’s a bigger school...

with a playground that has swings and slides too

Can I come with you?

It’s a school for boys only

Boys go to school on horses

So what?

And the horses fly too

Our school will open again soon

Who knows

We can’t wait around

What happened?

Why are you back?

The school is closed

Why?

Not sure, but there are all types of rumours

What rumours?

That the school is haunted

the teacher is possessed by a Jinn

Really?

Never mind

Don’t worry, it will reopen soon

Mama

Ali is going to a better school

Is his father taking him?

Yes, I think so

Can I go there too?

No

It's not safe for girls to leave the village

Besides, it’s a boys’ school

Change your uniform

If I wear it long enough, it might start to fit me

Do you think Jinn can live in the school?

Don’t think about these silly things

Why don’t you play with the kids?

What is this?

What is it?

The sun

Do you know if the sun goes around the earth or the moon?

Moon

Let's see

You go around me

I'm the earth and you are the moon

Okay?

Go around

Your uniform will get dirty on the floor

What if there’s school tomorrow?

I hope that happens

But they won’t let you in with dirty clothes

Can’t dad take me to another school?

Ask him yourself when he’s back

I wanna ask him now

Dad is at sea

He might be back by now

Yes, maybe

I’m late for work

Could you take this for dad?

And get some vegetables on the way back

One kilo onions, tomatoes and aubergines

And some carrots too

If you don’t find him, leave it there

What’s up?

Come play with us

Still in uniform?

No more school, an extended holiday

School was boring anyway

What will you do now?

We'll play all day. What else?

We'll help mum get ready for our sister's wedding

Why are you sulking?

I was looking forward to classes

We played in break time anyway

Oh, you’re such a bookworm

I hope school doesn’t reopen because of you

Poor girl had to get her hair cut short

Because of the lice

I’d never cut my hair even if lice eat me alive

Will you come to my wedding?

Is that a yes or no?

Do you still have your old text books?

Or will you save them for these two?

We gave them away

After my wedding, you girls will be next!

Hey, girl, kick it back!

Dad?

Is my dad back?

What?

Have you seen my dad?

No

How long were you at the school?

Just five years, Sir

Any challenges in your previous job?

Just annoying rowdy kids, that’s all

Any other skills?

Sir, I can do any work

But I’ve been a guard a long time, I’d prefer a similar role

Okay

We don’t have a similar position at the moment

We’ll call you if something comes up

Wait!

Listen

Any news on the school?

I don’t know

My own job’s on the line

Who would’ve thought he’d be possessed

How did you find out?

What difference does it make?

He can’t come to school anyway

Do Jinn exist for real?

Indeed they exist

Jinn are mentioned in the Quran

In the verse called Surah Al-Jinn

"And there were men who sought protection from the Jinn,

but it only increased their arrogance”

Don't be afraid, child

Not all Jinn are bad

There are bad Jinn for naughty kids,

and good Jinn for good kids

And you're a good girl, right?

Look over there

The teacher lives that way

Now...

What will you do now?

I’m uneducated

There’s little work in this village

I’ll try the brick factory,

what else could I do?

or work as a shepherd at best

I heard there's a school in the next village

Do you know about it?

No

Why don’t you look for a job there?

You're a clever girl

Thank you very much

but I don’t wanna go too far from home

When you’re feeling sad...

think of the hymn you sang at school every morning

My wish turns into a prayer upon my lips

May my life shine like a candle,

May my torch light up the darkness all around,

And every corner shine bright with my light

Hey, are you Abhya’s girl?

- Yes - She’s still cleaning that officer’s house?

Yes

Do you know where the school teacher lives?

I don’t know

Heard he is sick though

Done with school?

The school is haunted

Oh, sometimes our village seems cursed

Steer clear of the school

Try to avoid falling under the spell of black magic

That’s why you need a charm

It keeps away the Jinn and evil eye

The shaman blessed it himself

He is more spiritual, that’s why it really works

How do you know it works?

There are no Jinn in our house

How much for the tomatoes?

140 rupees a kilo

And the onions?

150 rupees a kilo

How much do you want?

Do you know where I can buy a charm?

Try the shaman in the bazaar

under the tree near your uncle's shop

You can ask him

Is it to fight off the Jinn taking over the village?

There are rumours all around that the teacher is ill

But I heard he’s possessed by Jinn

All this mumbo jumbo...

is just nonsense

Her teacher is still being paid but not teaching anymore

Really?

They are making poor folks into fools

How are people made into fools?

When we believe the lies of politicians

It’s not our fault

they are spin-doctors

And we follow them

We vote for them

We bring them into power, put our faith in them

Hoping that they won't deny us our rights

But these people took away our right to knowledge

and slowly, they made us blind

We could have seen...

But we’re kept in the dark on purpose

How much vegetables?

Never mind

Do you know where the school teacher lives?

Go left of the bazaar to find an abandoned office

His house is next to it

Who is it?

Does the school teacher live here?

Yes, but he’s unwell

What happened to him?

Can’t say yet

The whole village thinks...

I know

Is he really...

possessed by a Jinn?

Jinn is inside all of us

Anyway, we’re going to the nearby city to get him treated

Here comes the be-speckled Jinn

Hello, sir, how are you feeling?

I’ve had fever for four days

And lost my appetite

I was just wondering when the school will open again?

To tell you the truth, I am leaving this village

Instead of giving me a raise,

the official is asking for money to retain my contract

I can only teach again if I bribe them

Bribe?

What's that?

It's money greedy people want in return for favours

The Jinn rumour is nonsense,

a convenient way to put blinders on us

The principal is responsible for spreading it around the whole village

Who is the principal?

He’s the local feudal lord

Often overseeing the work on his land near here

He owns acres of land, yet he still demands bribes

That liar wolf

So the school is not haunted?

I doubt it

Everyone is afraid of it now

Their fear is a symptom of their ignorance

And these landlords take advantage of it

If you really want to know, go to the school and see for yourself

Will you come in with me?

I can’t

There’s nothing left for me there

I wouldn’t go there

We need to go into town, the hospital is far

Let’s go?

There was just one school

and that's now a ghost school too

I bet it's become a barn for their animals already!

Anyone there?

Yes?

I’m here to see the principal

Who?

The landlord

Okay

Wait there

Who’s this?

Hello, sir

Are you the school principal?

Yes, I am

I’ve heard

And so?

It’s because of that damned teacher

How can these city teachers stay put

in a small village like ours?

He probably slipped away

That city scoundrel

Or has the government vanished its own servant?

No, sir

He’s not missing, I met him

He’s going out of town

That ungrateful man

He’s actually sick, sir

He’s possessed by a Jinn

Is the school really haunted?

Will you get a new teacher?

Listen kid, finding and hiring teachers is not my job

It's the district commissioner's responsibility

He decides the salaries

Oh, I thought you did that?

No

If I did that,

who would supervise all this you see?

Where is the district commissioner?

Whose child are you?

Zameer Das

What does he do?

He's on the boats

He’s a fisherman

The girl seems worried

Let it go

Education is important,

especially for our nation

Right?

Everyone says that education is a primary right

But I believe it’s a privilege,

not available to everyone

And not everyone can be educated

Like her parents probably aren't

Am I right?

What do fishermen have to do with education?

We all have our place

If everyone was educated and became an administrator,

then who would harvest the land?

Who will catch the fish?

That’s why I say...

If everyone went to school,

then we’ll have barren land and empty fisheries

Be careful, there are snakes in the fields

Hello, uncle

Hello

What are you doing here?

Just passing by

On your own?

You look tired

Did you get lost?

No. Mum sent me to buy vegetables

Heard about your haunted school

You must be disappointed

Can’t believe anything these days

This gossip has spread from that feudal lord’s farms

These cronies do as they like

All done

If these bloody crooks weren’t in charge,

this village would be a different place

Thought there was going to be a revolution

Who knows when it’ll come?

We can only pray for some change

God has never changed the destiny of a nation

that is not bothered about its own fate

Can’t we change things ourselves?

We can only try

Some things are out of our control

Like these landlords

How did they become landlords?

You are a funny kid

Well?

To be a landlord, one must own land

And how do they own land?

From inheritance!

Land is bought with money

And you’ll ask how they got that...

...by working hard

But then everyone who works hard should own land

No?

Yes, that’s right

Shall I drop you home?

No. I want to go to the district commissioner’s office

What for?

He can only tell me when the school will open

Dear, the DC is a busy man

He doesn’t have time for kids

Maybe take your dad with you?

But he never has time

C'mon

I don’t want to go home

Your mother will be worried about you

Boys ride horses to that other school

If this is true I’ll take you to school on a horse myself

Many kids make up lies

You could also say that you’ll grow wings

Let's go

Hey, could you take my niece home?

Sure, to the back of the village?

Yes. She’ll tell you the way

Alright? Go home now

Is the horse your pet?

Of course

What’s its name?

Burraq

Do horses fly?

Only Burraq does

Sometimes

Come on

Sit down

How far is the DC office?

Not far

Can we go there?

Your uncle said to get you home

Yes, but I am a big girl now

and I need to find out something

Your uncle didn’t give me enough to go there

No worries,

I'll give you some more

Let’s go there

So why do you want to go to the DC office?

I curse the politicians who got our votes

with the promise of building schools

Isn’t that a good thing?

There’s a difference between building schools and actually running them

Once they get into power there is no accountability

The rich send their brats to private schools

Why should they care?

The state doesn’t give a damn about public schools

We’re uneducated, not stupid

You didn't go to school?

School wasn’t for me

Why?

The teacher hardly showed up, and when he did

we were beaten with a stick

You must’ve been a naughty kid

I swear we were beaten for nothing

There were no books

Only mats on the floor which we were forced to clean

Did you complain to your parents?

Parents didn’t mind

as long as we went to school

They respected teachers

because they were illiterate too

They thought that the beatings would straighten us up

Torment in the name of discipline

All we learnt was to avoid school at all cost

How’s your teacher?

My teachers kept disappearing

The recent teacher from the city was decent

but he got sick

How?

Of “bribe”

Bribery?

Yeah

Kid

Don’t lose heart

Stay right here and wait for me

I’ll be back to pick you up

Okay?

Where are its wings?

They are hidden

They only come out when in need

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

Sign here

I don't know how to

Sign with your thumb then

Is this the District Commissioner’s office?

No, it’s the Deputy Commissioner’s office

Can I meet him?

Not now, he’s busy

I will wait

He’s not here at the moment

Is he busy or not here?

Both

When will he be back?

Don’t know

Can I go in to ask?

No

Aren’t you too young for this?

How old do I have to be to speak to him?

See all these people?

They are all waiting to see the DC

I’ve come a long way, so I’ll wait

It's unlikely he will return to the office now

So why this long line?

That’s their problem, not mine

Are they waiting for the same?

What else?

Join the queue or come back tomorrow

It’s the same every day

I’ve been waiting a long time

I’ve had enough! It’s time for all of you to go home

It’s been the same for many days now

The office hours are over. Clear out now!

- But my child... - That’s all for today folks

The office opens at 9am tomorrow

We won’t go

We’ll have to come back tomorrow

Hey girl, why are you here?

My school closed

Why?

People say it’s haunted but I don’t believe it

It could be

A hospital was being built in the next village

Before it could be finished, the Jinn took over

Really?

Indeed

That abandoned building without windows

The workers started to get sick one by one

So the work stopped

Did no one try to get rid of the Jinn?

Not sure if they did

But it remains abandoned to this day

A skeleton of cement in the middle of nowhere

Seems like these Jinn like schools and hospitals

Who knows

Maybe it’s just our rotten luck

That’s all for today folks

Are you okay, child?

You seem lost. Do you live nearby?

A bit far, but I know the way home

Hey, aren’t you Abhya’s daughter?

Your mum works at my house

You came to my place once remember?

Oh, yeah

Girls shouldn’t sit on the footpath

Didn’t your mum tell you that?

I was just waiting for my ride

Why is it late?

I’ll go see over there

Where are you off to?

Your house is on my way

I’ll find my way

It’s on my way, really

Let's go in the car. It'll be fun!

Don’t look so worried. We won’t tell your mum

C’mon let’s get you home

Abhya was late today

Does your mum work somewhere else too?

Do you help your mum around the house?

Give this to her. Roll the window down

There's the button

Drive please

Your mum tells me that you love to read and write

Yes

Is that a school or a hospital?

Don’t know. Looks abandoned though

They were building a college, Ma’am but it closed down

Why did it shut down?

It got the evil eye

The builders got sick one by one

Midway through the job, they all ran off

Such village superstition

It’s nothing but corruption

They’re called “ghost schools” in English;

that are operating on paper,

teachers get paid without teaching anything

And this is the reality,

hollow buildings without a soul

There’s a school in the next village

I wish I could go there

I’m moving to my other house in the city

Will you come with me and go to school there?

I’ve to ask Mama

We’ll ask your Mama of course

You could go to a good school in the city

and visit your family in the holidays

And you can give me a hand in the house too

Alright?

Do you believe in ghosts?

Stop here, please

Your uniform looks a bit small for you

Take this

Oh, no need

For your new uniform

Take it

Thank you

Hello?

Make yourself visible if you are there?

If you are there...

say something or give me a sign

There are no Jinn in the school

There are no Jinn here

Kids, I’ll tell you a story

Once upon a time, there was a teacher in a small village

and he worked hard to teach the kids at school

One day he got sick

and people thought he was possessed by a Jinn

Soon afterwards, everyone in the village

began to believe that the school was haunted

But actually,

everyone allowed fear to take over

If it was true,

I wouldn’t be standing here telling a story

In fact, we should question everything around us

so no one can easily make us into fools

End of lesson for today

That's all

You know, the school is not haunted

and the teacher is not possessed

How do you know?

He left town because he wasn't being paid enough

What’s this about?

The principal told me that the school is haunted

And what if it’s not?

Why would he lie?

It's not safe for now, kids

Stay away from the school

Look, we should convince the principal and district commissioner

to ask the teacher to return so we can go back to school

Instead of being afraid of it

Who do you think you are?

Don’t make up stories

Or we could find a new teacher

and make sure they get a regular salary?

You think money is the solution to everything?

It might be, but not for Jinn

How will anything change if we don’t do something about it?

Some things are God’s will!

Kids, do you know the story of the Mairaj?

When the Holy Prophet ascended the seven skies on the horse Burraq

he saw Heaven and Hell in one night

Liars will have their tongues burnt in Hell

Don’t brainwash the kids with your wild ideas

Go play now

School better stay closed as long as its haunted

Why are you in denial?

I'm not. All of you are blind!

If you think I’m lying, then go see for yourself

You all are cowards

If you were brave, you'd get rid of the Jinn from school

Dad

A kilo of tomatoes

some onions, a few aubergines

and there was something else...

How many onions?

Maybe give me half a kilo?

Are you sure?

Yes

By the way, did you go to school?

Yes, but only till fifth grade

enough to be able to count

So I’m able to work here, at least

Did your school close as well?

I left school myself

What did our parents gain from school anyway?

What do you mean?

I needed to earn a living

What’s school good for?

That’ll be 250 rupees

Where were you? I was worried sick

This is half of what I asked for

Where are the carrots?

Oh, that’s what I forgot

You need to start listening better

instead of being in cuckoo land

Where have you been?

Just around the village

Was trying to find out why my school was closed

Rabia, we don’t always get what we want in life

Stop this nonsense

Change your dirty uniform right now!

What’s wrong, my child?

Did Burraq really visit heaven and hell?

If I’m not lying, why am I being punished?

Don’t worry, dear

there is more than one way of learning things

You’re already lucky enough to read and write, my child

You can keep learning on your own, right?

Wanna play?

C'mon let's play

It looks like it may rain

Can you bring in the clothes?

I have to head back to work

Let’s get rid of the Jinn once and for all!

We’re not scared of anything!

Let's go get it!

We will win. No more Jinn!

We will win. No more Jinn!

Rabia, don’t go outside!

C'mon you go in

Let's get the Jinn out

Last one in is the loser

Oi, smoke the place up!

I'll smoke up the whole school

Hit it! Beat it!

The Jinn will come out now

Guys don't fight let it be

Smash everything!

Fire!

Help!

The school will burn down, let's get out of here

Run everyone, it’s on fire

Fire!

Fire!

My wish turns into a prayer upon my lips

May my life shine like a candle

May my torch light up the darkness all around

May my torch light up the darkness all around

And every corner shine bright with my light

And every corner shine bright with my light

My wish turns into a prayer upon my lips

May my life shine like a candle

What happened?

Tell me

Do you really want to go with Madam to the school in Karachi?

My husband isn’t home

Yes

We’ve thought about it

Rabia is too young to go to the city on her own

Actually she’s not well

She appears to be in shock

She’s traumatized

She’s stopped speaking,

she isn’t eating either

Don’t know. I’m worried sick

Last thing she mentioned was something about a flying horse

She’s been silent since

Thanks very much

We prefer her to stay with us

until she is a little older

Yes

Thanks for covering the fees

Bye

They can’t clean up after themselves

Nor can they make their own beds

These rich people think they can buy our children

Better to be illiterate, than an educated servant

Think about it

Is this what you really want?

You won’t be able to carry this on for very long