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The Deep Dive with Andy HeintzPervez Hoodbhoy identifies and proposes solutions to what ails PakistanIn Part 2 of my interview Pervez Hoodbhoy, he discusses and proposes solutions to some of Pakistan's biggest problems including settling the Kashmir issue with India, the need for education reform, and creating a more egalitarian environment in the country. Pervez is a media commentator, author, nuclear physicist and Pakistani intellectual. This interview was originally conducted on July 21, 2024. 2025-03-0306 minThe Deep Dive with Andy HeintzPervez Hoodbhoy discusses Pakistan's biggest challengesIn this episode, author, media commentator, intellectual and nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy discusses thebiggest problemsfacing Pakistan, and how religious persecution and the exploitation of the general public is built into the country's political system. He also traces the rise of religious fundamentalism in Pakistan, the similarities between the popular jailed former Prime MinisterImran Khan and President Donald Trump, and how Khan'seducation policies are one of the worst legacies leftover from his time in power. He also discusses how the importance of Pakistan has decreased in the eyes of U.S. foreign policy makers and why he thinks this is...2025-02-1338 min
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 5: Thank God, They’ve Attacked UsOn December 3rd, 1971, India and Pakistan go to war on two fronts, battling for the future of Bangladesh. In the East, the Indian army races against time, hoping to capture Dacca and force a Pakistani surrender before the United Nations can demand a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger unleash a fusillade of diplomatic pressure to frighten a defiant Indira Gandhi into compliance. After months of imprisonment, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman learns what has happened to his country. The war ends, and a new era begins. SOURCES:Bass, Gary K. The Blood T...2024-12-202h 24
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 4: Casus BelliAs Yahya Khan’s crackdown in East Pakistan sparks a refugee crisis and a guerilla insurgency, the neighboring nation of India, led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, must decide how to respond. Meanwhile, President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger pursue secret talks with Communist China. In Madison Square Garden, musicians George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organize a massive charity concert for the people of Bangladesh. SOURCES:Bass, Gary K. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide. 2013.Bennet-Jones, Own. The Bhutto Dynasty. 2020.Carney, Scott. Miklian, Jason. The Vor...2024-11-021h 53
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 3: A Man Named BloodOn March 25th, 1971, President Yahya Khan launches Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan, a brutal military crackdown intended to snuff out Bengali separatism and restore West Pakistani authority. Meanwhile, an American diplomat in Dacca named Archer Blood begins reporting and documenting the slaughter, hoping to convince his government to step in and restrain Yahya. In Washington, D.C., President Richard Nixon and his national security advisor Henry Kissinger weigh the political costs of intervening in the atrocities, while secretly planning a groundbreaking outreach to Communist China. SOURCES:Bass, Gary K. The Blood Telegram: N...2024-09-231h 47
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 2: Bhutto’s GameIn the wake of the deadly Bhola Cyclone, 50 million Pakistanis go to the polls on December 7th, 1970 and cast their votes in a national election, which yields unexpected and destabilizing results. As the emergent factions fight for control of Pakistan’s nascent democracy, the political process slowly disintegrates and the gulf between East and West Pakistan becomes irreconcilable.SOURCES:Bass, Gary K. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide. 2013.Bennet-Jones, Own. The Bhutto Dynasty. 2020.Carney, Scott. Miklian, Jason. The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Dead...2024-07-261h 49
Conflicted: A History PodcastThe 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 1: Land of Broken MapsIn March 1971, the nation of Pakistan was split apart by a vicious civil war, eventually culminating in the creation of a new state: Bangladesh. In this first episode of a multi-part series, we trace the origins of the conflict and introduce the key historical figures involved. SOURCES:Bass, Gary K. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide.Bennet-Jones, Own. The Bhutto Dynasty. Carney, Scott. Miklian, Jason. The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation. Chang, Jung. Hallida...2024-06-081h 35
The Pakistan ExperienceIsrael, India and Pakistan - Colonialism and Nationalism - Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy - #TPE 320
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.
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The Brand Called YouCall For Pragmatic Approach to India-Pakistan Relations | Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy | Nuclear Physicist, Essayist, and Defence AnalystIn the complex tapestry of international relations, few relationships are as intricate and consequential as that between India and Pakistan. Geopolitically entwined yet historically divergent, the two South Asian neighbours have navigated a trajectory marked by periods of cooperation, conflict, and enduring tension. As both nations grapple with their internal challenges and navigate an evolving global landscape, Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy's viewpoints offer a compelling glimpse into the intricacies of this enduring geopolitical relationship. His call for pragmatic solutions, people-to-people communication, and a reconsideration of historical narratives adds a crucial voice to the ongoing discourse on the future trajectory of...2023-10-2729 min
Asian Studies CentrePakistan & India: Common Origins, Divergent TrajectoriesPervez Hoodbhoy seminar given as part of the Modern South Asian Seminar series in October 2023 What had been a relatively small gap in 1947 between Pakistan and India is turning into an ever widening chasm. Given the common origins of these two countries what essential differences led to the present situation? Or were the trajectories predetermined? After discussing historical similarities and differences, I will explore whether Pakistan can now choose a different future for itself.
Pervez Hoodbhoy taught physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad (1973–2021) as well as other Pakistani universities for nearly five decades. He was visiting professor at MIT, Carnegie Me...2023-10-2631 minAsian Studies CentrePakistan & India: Common Origins, Divergent TrajectoriesPervez Hoodbhoy seminar given as part of the Modern South Asian Seminar series in October 2023 What had been a relatively small gap in 1947 between Pakistan and India is turning into an ever widening chasm. Given the common origins of these two countries what essential differences led to the present situation? Or were the trajectories predetermined? After discussing historical similarities and differences, I will explore whether Pakistan can now choose a different future for itself.
Pervez Hoodbhoy taught physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad (1973–2021) as well as other Pakistani universities for nearly five decades. He was visiting professor at MIT, Carnegie Me...2023-10-2631 min
Religions Regimes Refugees: A Multicultural Mess & Secular ScamEpisode 392 - Pakistani scientist Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy is wrong on the 2 nation theory.Hello my friends, On coming across a Youtube video on Pakistani scientist DR Hoodbhoy promotion of his book, Pakistan: Its Origins, Identity & Future, I was very intrigued. So I got his book and I suggest you buy it too.There are points I do not agree. Namely 1) The origin of the word Hindu 2) Two Nation Theory3) Who was responsible for the break up of India ? The British, Jinnah or Gandhi/NehruWell as you can imagine...2023-09-0339 min
Plain Talk - South AsiaEFSAS Interview with Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy on the current state of affairs in PakistanIn an exclusive interview held by EFSAS, part of the series 'Plain Talk; South Asia', Mr. Junaid Qureshi, Director EFSAS, had the privilege of interviewing Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist who served as Professor of physics and mathematics at the Forman Christian College-University in Lahore, and previously taught physics at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore and the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad. Professor Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist, in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism, scientific temper and education in Pakistan. During the interview, Professor Hoodbhoy discussed the education sy...2023-06-231h 16
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastPAKISTAN AND INDIA: COMMON ORIGINS, "Pakistan and India: Common Origins, Divergent Trajectories. Why?In a time of existential crisis, Pakistanis continue to believe that infusing the right "Islamic" spirit into the population will somehow see it through. Critics say that experience shows otherwise.Pakistanis—both religiously orthodox and liberal—believe that the founder of Pakistan had a game plan for the state after it came into being in 1947. There was none.Nationalist Hindus imagine India was populated in ancient times by a Hindu nation whereas nationalist Muslims tie Pakistan's origin with pre-existing Muslim identity and the first Muslim invader arriving on Indian soil. Historical evidence refutes both.Th...2023-06-061h 09
The San Francisco ExperiencePakistan: Origins, Identity and Future. In conversation with Professor Pervez HoodbhoyIn this sweeping amalgam of history, politics, philosophy and culture, Professor Hoodbhoy gives us a detailed profile of Pakistan. Perceptive insights about this strategic nation that straddles the Middle East and Central Asia.2023-06-0344 min
The Pakistan ExperienceJinnah, Creation of Pakistan,History of India and Hindutva Politics - Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy - #TPE 270
Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his new book, "Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future" - on this podcast covering a wide range of topics Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy drops some bombshells about Jinnah, the Pakistani Identity, the Two Nation Theory, The History of the Sub-Continent and Hindutva Politics in India.
On this deep dive podcast, Dr. Hoodbhoy and I discuss the Pakistani Identity, the imposition of Urdu, Jinnah's vision for Pakistan, Myth-Making, the Ideology of Nations, the history of Hindus in the Sub-Continent, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Land Reforms, and Dr. Hoodbhoy answers your...2023-05-041h 58
The Intelligentsia003 | Who Inspired Dr. Hoodbhoy? Ft. Dr. Pervez hoodbhoyJoin Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy in this captivating podcast as he delves into the life and work of Eqbal Ahmad. Gain insight into Ahmad's contributions to the anti-Vietnam War movement, his perspectives on partition and the creation of Pakistan, and his ideas on socialism, democracy, feminism, and syncretism. Listen now to discover Ahmad's inspiring message to think critically and take calculated risks.
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Mooroo PodcastPervez Amirali HoodbhoyPervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (Urdu: پرویز امِیرعلی ہودبھائی;Urdu pronunciation: [pərʋeːz əmiːɾəliː ɦuːd̪bʱaːiː];born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist who serves as a professor at the Forman Christian College and previously taught physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism, scientific temper and education in Pakistan.2022-09-101h 23
The Pakistan ExperienceDr. Pervez Hoodbhoy answers all your Questions and Controversies - TPE #168Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist who serves as a professor at the Forman Christian College and previously taught physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism, scientific temper and education in Pakistan. Pervez Hoodbhoy comes on for a special episode of The Pakistan Experience where he answers all your questions and addresses all the controversies. Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Paki...2022-05-041h 51
School with JabraanEducation System of Pakistan | Challenges, Solutions, and Ideologies | Pervez Hoodbhoy | Episode-7 |Pervez Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani theoretical physicist and professor teaching for more than 48 years in very prestigious institutions in Pakistan and all over the world.
In this podcast Pakistani intellectual, physicist and professor discuss the education system of Pakistan, concerns about online education, and challenges in the virtual education system. He also tells us what students should keep in mind before joining universities and tells us about his journey.
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Online Education in Pakistan (00:03)
Virtual Education in Pakistan (05:25)
Education syste...2022-02-1516 min
The Pakistan ExperienceIdeology of Pakistan and Corruption of HEC Exposed - Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy - TPE #101Starting our second hundred episodes with a bang, and a very special episode with Physicist, Intellectual, Academic, and Professor, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy.
On this episode of The Pakistan Experience, Pervez Hoodbhoy exposes the corruption of HEC, the involvement of the Government in it, Ata-ur-Rehman, and we go deep into a discussion on the ideology of Pakistan. Do we need a national ideology? Will a Pakistani identity ever emerge? How damaging has it been for us to The two nation theory The podcast ends with a discussion on Quantum Physics, Black Holes and Parallel Universes.
Pervez Amiral...2021-04-131h 10
The Pakistan ExperienceReligion, Science and Education - Pervez Hoodbhoy - Theoretical Physicist - TPE #054Pervez Hoodbhoy has a PhD in Nuclear Physics from MIT. He was recently removed from FC college because he was told he did not meet their academic standards. Dr. Hoodbhoy comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why he was removed, how our education system is rotting at the core and his thoughts about mixing religion and education. Dr. Hoodbhoy ends the podcast by remembering Dr. Abdus Salam. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.2020-07-1531 min
Tabadla-e-Khayal - An Urdu PodcastIntolerance in Pakistani Society - Part II - S01E05In this episode (second part), Anila and Akif discuss the solutions of intolerance prevailing in our society. We have with us prominent columnist Dr. Haider Shah and famous scientist and intellectual Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy as guests and Bushra for song as usual. Song: Rus Paye O Sarkar Movie: The Imitation Game. Graphics by Qazi Fida. Direction by Anila. Audio Editing and Videography by Akif. Technical: At If. Photography @thenarrowaperture. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. An O2S Production.
2020-05-2748 min
Himal Southasian Podcast ChannelHimal Interviews: From Medina to Ayodhya with Pervez HoodbhoyPervez Hoodbhoy needs little introduction to those who follow Southasia. Born and raised in Karachi, Hoodbhoy studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an award-winning nuclear physicist based in Lahore. Hoodbhoy is well known for his incisive writings and activism on issues of freedom of speech and secularism.
In this podcast, he spoke to our Editor Aunohita Mojumdar about the rightwing politics of the Imran Khan government, religion and nationalism in India and Pakistan, and the fate of the Southasian identity.
Go to www.himalmag.com for more on politics and culture in Southasia.
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Wolfson College PodcastsThe Fate of Pakistan - three ways in which things could really go wrong, and reasons for hope they may notThe 2018 Sarfraz Pakistan Lecture was delivered by nuclear physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy on October 18th at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by College President Sir Tim Hitchens. Pakistan in 2018 elected as its new leader a crusading populist heading a young, inexperienced political movement. Widespread hopes for social change will soon clash with profound crises which are existential in nature. I will look at three issues where failure to find a path forward may imperil the future stability of the country and the lives of its people. First, there is a monumental and worsening crisis of governance, state legitimacy...2018-12-0646 min
LevityZone059-LevityZone: Origins Science comes to PakistanDr. Bruce reports in from Islamabad, Pakistan where he is on a "round the world" tour from the Science & Nondualists of San Jose, to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, to Mars rover roboticists in Pasadena, and from here onwards to China. He gave perhaps the first talk on the origins of life and search for life in the Universe in Pakistan at the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad. His host, renowned physicist and activist Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, hosted this talk at the Physics department auditorium. Dr. Bruce "inflamed the minds" of Pakistani students and professors alike as he took them on...2017-11-181h 30
Dr. Bruce Damer's Levity ZoneOrigin Science comes to PakistanDr. Bruce reports in from Islamabad, Pakistan where he is on a round the world tour from the Science and Nondualists of San Jose, to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, to Mars rover roboticists in Pasadena, and from here onwards to China. He gave perhaps the first talk on the origins of life and search for life in the Universe in Pakistan at the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad. His host, renowned physicist and activist Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, hosted this talk at the Physics department auditorium. Dr. Bruce "inflamed the minds" of Pakistani students and professors alike as he took...2017-11-181h 30
Kolmannen maailman puheenvuorojaKolmannen maailman puheenvuoroja: Tieteen ahdinko muslimimaissaPervez Hoodbhoy suomii luonnontieteiden ahdinkoa muslimimaissa tuoreessa pakistanilaisen Dawn -lehden artikkelissa. Ydinfysiikan professorina Forman Christian yliopistossa toimiva Hoodbhoy on kirjoittanut lukuisia artikkeleita ja yhden kirjan tieteen ja uskonnon jännitteistä. Pakistanilaisen ydinfyysikon Pervez Hoodbhoyn ajatuksia esittelee Tapio Tamminen ja näytteet lukee Juha Kulmanen.2017-09-2813 min
The Frontline ClubAmong the Believers: Q&A with director Mo NaqviThis screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Mohammed Naqvi and producer Jonathan Goodman Levitt.
Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter and Taliban ally, is waging jihad against the Pakistani state. His dream is to impose a strict version of Sharia law throughout the country, as a model for the world. A flashpoint in Aziz’s holy war took place in 2007, when the government leveled his flagship mosque to the ground, killing his mother, brother, only son and 150 students. With unprecedented access, Among the Believers follows Aziz on his very personal quest to create an Is...2016-04-1400 min![CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]](http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/chiasmosPodcastLogo_05_144.jpg)
CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]"The Talibanization of South Asia: Can it Be Stopped?" (video)A talk by Pervez Hoodbhoy, Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azama University. Dr. Hoodbhoy received his bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, master's in solid state physics, and Ph.D in nuclear physics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a faculty member at the Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad since 1973. He is chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization that publishes books in Urdu on women's rights, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought. Dr. Hoodbhoy has written and spoken extensively on topics ranging from science in Islam to education issues in Pakistan and nuclear disarmament. He...2007-10-3052 min
The World Beyond the Headlines from the University of Chicago"The Talibanization of South Asia: Can it Be Stopped?"A talk by Pervez Hoodbhoy, Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azama University. Dr. Hoodbhoy received his bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, master's in solid state physics, and Ph.D in nuclear physics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a faculty member at the Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad since 1973. He is chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization that publishes books in Urdu on women's rights, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought. Dr. Hoodbhoy has written and spoken extensively on topics ranging from science in Islam to education issues in Pakistan and nuclear disarmament. He...2007-10-3052 minCHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [audio]"The Talibanization of South Asia: Can it Be Stopped?"A talk by Pervez Hoodbhoy, Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azama University. Dr. Hoodbhoy received his bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, master's in solid state physics, and Ph.D in nuclear physics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a faculty member at the Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad since 1973. He is chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization that publishes books in Urdu on women's rights, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought. Dr. Hoodbhoy has written and spoken extensively on topics ranging from science in Islam to education issues in Pakistan and nuclear disarmament. He...2007-10-3052 min