Ali Abdullah is a content creator and a Stand-up comedian.  Ali Abdullah comes on The Pakistan Experience, from getting his early education at a Madrassa to finding out about Stand-up comedy. Sahee kehtay hain tragedy mai comedy hay  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience 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 01:28 Nishan e Haider, Theatre, and Ali's TV 13:28 Madrassas, religious education and leaders 32:33 Bonded labour and selective history  46:03 Regions of Pakistan: Gender disparity and political constituencies  56:20 Humanizing women, Nikkah and selective religion  1:09:53 Babas and spiritual balance  1:16:48 Ali's tragedy and comedians facing tragedies 1:24:22 Technology, online haters and conspiracies  1:32:28 Wisdom through age  1:41:05 Accepting trauma, Pakistani state and military rule  1:54:28 Politicians, Benazir Bhutto and PTI