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Arsalan Khan is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Arsalan Khan comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his book on the Tablighi Jamaat of PAkistan, "The Promise of Piety".

On this week's episode we discuss Colonialism, Religion, The Tablighi Jamaat, Maulana Tariq Jameel, TLP, Taliban, Revivalist Movements and the importance of rituals.

In The Promise of Piety, Arsalan Khan examines the zealous commitment to a distinct form of face-to-face preaching (dawat) among Pakistani Tablighis, practitioners of the transnational Islamic piety movement the Tablighi Jamaat. This group says that Muslims have abandoned their religious duties for worldly pursuits, creating a state of moral chaos apparent in the breakdown of relationships in the family, nation, and global Islamic community. Tablighis insist that this dire situation can only be remedied by drawing Muslims back to Islam through dawat, which they regard as the sacred means for spreading Islamic virtue. In a country founded in the name of Muslim identity and where Islam is ubiquitous in public life, the Tablighi claim that Pakistani Muslims have abandoned Islam is particularly striking.

The Promise of Piety shows how Tablighis constitute a distinct form of pious relationality in the ritual processes and everyday practices of dawat and how pious relationality serves as a basis for transforming domestic and public life. Khan explores both the promise and limits of the Tablighi project of creating an Islamic moral order that can transcend the political fragmentation and violence of life in postcolonial Pakistan.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Use of Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
4:51 Colonialism, Religion and 'Evolution of Thought'
13:00 Tablighi Jamaat; Sense of Order, Ethics and Masculinity
21:30 Maulana Tariq Jameel and Hierarchies
26:00 Bidat, Islamic Reform Movement and Revivalist Movements
42:00 Is Hindutva a Revuvakust movement
43:55 Otherization and Inviting people
48:00 Ritual. Dawat and Personal Relationships
54:00 Raiwand, Building Connections and Ego
1:02:00 Deobandi School of Thought, TTP and TLP
1:14:30 Religious Populism, PTI and Imran Khan
1:25:45 Audience Questions

Ismat Raza Shahjehan is the the Deputy General-Secretary of the Awami Workers Party, President of the Women’s Democratic Front and a leading member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.

Ismat comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Mahrang Baloch's protest in Islamabad, PTM, the Politics of Resistance, The Left, Revolution and the State's Monopoly over violence.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 State atrocities on the Baloch March
9:30 Why peripheries are not allowed to protest in Islamabad
17:30 Parliamentary Politics vs Resistance Politics
21:30 Revolution, System Change and Violence
32:30 Philosophy of Non-violence and the State's Monopoly over Violence
40:25 Militarization of Pushtoon Culture and Zia-ul-Haq
53:30 Why Urban Pakistan does not care about the Peripheries
1:00:00 KhyberPukhtoonkhwa. PTI and Pakistan's Political System
1:08:00 Left Politics, Progressive Causes and Identity Politics
1:18:30 Audience Questions

Muhammad Hassan Ilyas, Director of Research at Ghamidi Center, USA, comes on The Pakistan Experience, to discuss the wrong notions of Islam made popular by Youtubers in Pakistan.

On this episode, we discuss, how to understand Islam, Multiplicity of Opinions in the Islamic tradition, TLP, The role of the Establishment, Shariah, Women in Islam, Slavery and more.

Muhammad Hassan Ilyas is a young passionate theologian, researcher and expert in ancient Arabic language and literature, greatly inspired by the famous Islamic scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. He is a close associate and son in law of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi and is part of his ground breaking research project on the historical record of the sayings of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (P.B.U.H), with an aim to rid the prevailing Islamic ideology of common misconceptions in order to counter religious extremism.

He is a young, passionate researcher and educationist. Director of Research at Ghamidi Center USA.
He has been actively engaged in initiatives for educational reform since his formative years with Organisation for Research and Education (2009-2012). Later, in his early adulthood he went on to deliver special lectures on ancient Arabic language and literature to PhD and Master students of International Islamic University, Islamabad (2011-2012).

He was the research head of the research department of Al-Mawrid, an Institute for Islamic Research and Education. More than a dozen PhD and Masters students working on theology have worked under his guidance during their dissertation. He was also a pioneer teacher and curriculum developer for Al-Mawrid’s education program for children and adolescents in the United States.

He completed his bachelors at Medina International Islamic University, Malaysia, and is currently enrolled in University Technology Mara, Shah Alam in Masters of Research working on his groundbreaking project on Oaths as a literary device in the Qur’an. Alongside, he is working as a personal research and literary assistant of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi representing his works in academic circles and engaging in public meets to propagate and educate the public on his views.

He is invited all over the world for lectures on theology, jurisprudence and his expertise on Ghamidi school of thought. He has been making television appearances in programs on social and legal implications of the prevailing Islamic thought in Islam. His works are frequently cited in academic papers and has been interviewed by many PhD scholars for his expertise in theology and particularly in Ghamidi school of thought.

At this young age he has achieved many accolades including a gold medal at an international academic conference for his model research work on Oaths as a literary device in the Qur’an, and several awards for his academic articles and public speaking achievements from Medina International University, Malaysia.

In future, he plans to further his research work on theology, and ancient Arabic language and literature, he plans to set up an institute for reform in religious education and advanced learning in Ghamidi school of thought. He further wants to design ventures for massive outreach of Ghamidi school of thought to masses with an aim for reconstruction of religious thought of the common Muslims.


Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 How to understand Islam
6:19 Multiplicity of opinions in Islam and Translation differences
19:00 Understanding Islam in context and use of Islam in Pakistan in politics
23:00 TLP and the Establishment using religion for violence
29:40 Javed Ghamdi on Pervez Musharaf and Zia-ul-Haq
36:00 Are laws in Pakistan Islamic?
47:00 Can Shariah Law be applied in Pakistan?
49:44 Women in Islam
52:34 Do men have 'Fazeelat' over women?
59:14 Concubines and Slavery
1:04:00 Domestic Violence
1:07:20 on Hazrat Aisha (RA)'s age
1:11:25 Conclusion

Ishrat Husain comes on for a fiery episode of The Pakistan Experience on the Economy of Pakistan.

On this week's episode, we discuss what India got right in the 90s, Modi's Economy, The Early Years of Pakistan's Bureaucracy, Economic Disparities between East and West Pakistan, Military Governments, Ishrat Husain's tenure as State Bank Governor, Real Estate, Pervez Musharaf's Policies, 18th Amendment and Balochistan.

Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006). He also served as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Institutional Reforms & Austerity.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.
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The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.
Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh
Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/
Twitter.com/shehzad89


Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Why did India get right with their Economy
7:30 Modi's Economy
14:00 Early years of Pakistan's Development, Nationalization and GDP Growth
23:00 Economic disparities between East and West Pakistan
28:58 The initial Civil-Bureucratic-Military Leadership of Pakistan
39:30 Instability destroys Economic Growth and PTI's Government
45:52 State Bank, Inflation and Aid to Military Governments
1:01:00 Instability, State Bank Policies of Ishrat Hussain and TERF
1:15:00 Mushraf's Policies, Balochistan and 18th Ammendment
1:32:00 Should bureaucrats work under Military Governments?
1:36:00 Real Estate and DHAs
1:46:30 SIFC
1:51:00 IMF and Audience Questions

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come.

The Fourth episode looks at the Imposition of Urdu as a National Language on Pakistan:

Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost in Urdu:
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The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.
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The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.




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Journalist and Editor of Aman ki Asha, Beena Sarwar, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss India-Pakistan relations.

On this episode we discuss, Aman ki Asha, Hindutva Politics, Appetite for Peace in India and Pakistan, Selling Hate Online, Modi visiting Pakistan, Visa Policy, Kartarpur, Cultural Connections, Visiting India and whether sentiments in India changed after 26/11.

Beena Sarwar is a Pakistani journalist, artist and filmmaker focusing on human rights, media and peace.

She resides in Boston and is currently the editor of the Aman ki Asha (Hope for Peace) initiative, that aims to develop peace between the countries of India and Pakistan.

The initiative is jointly sponsored by the Jang group in Pakistan and the Times of India across the border.

In March 2021, she founded the Southasia Peace Action Network or SAPAN along with other peace activists from across South Asia. In August 2022, Sapan informally launched Sapan News Network, a news and features syndicated service in the making. She is its founding editor.



The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.
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To support the channel:
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The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.
Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh
Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/
Twitter.com/shehzad89




Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Aman ki Asha, People to People and Sapan
6:30 Borders, Trade and Visa Policy
12:46 Did India change after 26/11
15:00 Cultural Connections and Memory of Partition
24:30 Kartarpur, Tourism and Learning from Each other
28:45 Audience Questions and Love over Hate
42:00 First Part of the Podcast