Dr. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, author, media commentator, and social activist holding a PhD from MIT.

Dr. Hoodbhoy comes back on the podcast to unpack identity, on this deep dive podcast we discuss Israel, Palestine, Religious Supremacy, Immigration, Afghan Refugees, Nationalism, Colonialism, Jehad, Political Islam, America, Bangladesh and more.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Israel, Palestine and States made based on Religious Supremacy

7:51 The dangers of Ideology

17:00 Immigration and Afghan Refugees

27:30 Notions of Nationalism and Partition of India

34:00 Colonialism and Religious Nationalism

38:43 Jehad and Political Islam

44:38 Hamas, Palestine and Israel

55:25 American influence on Arab states and Pakistan

1:04:00 Why Bangladesh is doing better than Pakistan

1:09:00 India and the primacy of the religious identity

1:22:00 Audience Questions