The Talibanization of South Asia: Can it Be Stopped?

A talk by Pervez Hoodbhoy, Department of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.Dr. Pervez 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 produced a 13-part documentary series in Urdu for Pakistan Television on critical issues in education, and two other major television series aimed at popularizing science. He is author of Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality, now in 5 languages.His writings have appeared in Dawn, The News, Frontier Post, Muslim, Newsline, Herald, Jang, and overseas in Le Monde, Japan Times, Washington Post, Asahi, Seattle Times, Post-Intelligencer, Frontline, The Hindu, and Chowk Magazine. He has been an engaged speaker at more than twenty US campuses including MIT, Princeton, Univ. of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University. He has appeared on several TV and radio networks (BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, PBS, NPR, Fox) to analyze political developments in South Asia.
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[@afifkhaja]

Dr. Hoodbhoy - Thank you for your activism. I hope we can get humanism and peace in Pakistan

[@raosaheb5637]

not sure how this gem of human is allowed to stay alive in pakistan for so long

[@flaminmongrel6955]

The army and intelligence realises his assassination would turn him into a role model as big as jinnah.

[@raosaheb5637]

@@flaminmongrel6955 not so sure but anything thing that keeps truth alive is good

[@abubakersiddique3042]

U r 100% right

[@usman710]

Yes we are truly ashamed of him and Malala really,

[@living-creatures]

Still alive

[@ViewsNewsChannel]

We are glad to see Prof Pervez Hoodbhoy, Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, and many others criticizing the Two-Nation Theory, questioning the partition of India, and exposing Jinnah. In India, intellectuals and professors are also lambasting Gandhi. However, the credit for initiating this discourse goes to author Nasim Yousaf. He was the first writer to expose Jinnah and Gandhi's dirty politics in his two separate books on Allama Mashriqi and Jinnah (published in 2007) and Allama Mashriqi and Gandhi (published in 2013). He criticized Jinnah and Gandhi’s politics, the partition of India, and the Two-Nation Theory long before professors, intellectuals, and the public started to question them. There was a time when Jinnah and Gandhi were heroes, but the situation has fast changed, and people with political acumen do not consider them heroes, rather tools in the hands of the British. According to author Nasim Yousaf, "It has been established that Jinnah and Gandhi helped the British in partitioning India. Moreover, Pakistan was created by the British and not by Jinnah. Under these circumstances, writing more books supporting Jinnah and Gandhi and their politics is not a good use of time. It is now necessary to write more about how Jinnah and Gandhi helped the British to divide India. Why did Allama Mashriqi refuse to support Jinnah and Gandhi? People need to know this interesting and eye-opening information. Such a book would be in great demand and read by a large number of people." Views & News Channel, April 21, 2023

[@hanzalacheema5926]

He should also discuss that not pakistan instead the so called peaceful USA created these taliban

[@jayjijau3656]

Paise ka lalach bahut Buri chij hai The dollars were coming in

[@JokerdanFF]

Good information

[@hassanrajput9576]

Right

[@tarunkumarsinghal521]

Unfortunately, Talibanisation is increasing amongst Indian Muslims, aided and abetted by Pakistan and other Islamist Elements, including their supporters in certain political parties.

[@lazypops3117]

Hope in civil society is unfortunately misplaced, Indian democracy has given rise to ugly manipulative politics and a hateful divisive nationalist media.

[@KrishanBhattacharya]

it says published 2015, but when was the talk given?

[@TheUndergroundRockstar]

By its content, it sounds like late 2007, most likely by the end of October.

[@niveditamishra7021]

bad lighting...

[@flaminmongrel6955]

I think its pretty old styled, I like it.

[@ashalivarma4623]

How can it say Talibinization of South Asia. India has no talibans

[@shaileshchaurasia9443]

Ashali Varma, I m fear of rss. And there is some organisation Hindu yuwa vahini must be down.. India is now turning into Hindu version of Pakistan.. But great thing is we r not addict of religion and used our mind. If someone will become blind will get asharam and ram rahim

[@lordvader7414]

@J C b**** keep dreaming

[@smitchandrakar4652]

That's wrong title obviously India is south asia well in geographical terms indian subcontinent is south asia but only Af-pak region is talibanised it should be contained there only.

[@burhaanbabar3086]

Traitor

[@higherbeingX]

Truth hurts

[@arkamtahir6084]

Taliban zindabad

[@MoheyminTrades]

Taliban muradabad

[@tiny1424]

Whenever I hear Prof.Hoodbhoi I always think what a misfortune that he was born on the wrong side of the border! In India he would have been respected and honoured as one of our pre-eminent scientists and thinkers.

[@nomadbanda9562]

There are many Hoodbhoys bro

[@johnbabu3640]

i have been watching him ever since you tube came into being. Watching this in 2021 covid era. Pak govt is now debating in parliament whether to expel France ambassador or not. PAK will be taken over by the religious extremists in the next 10 years and that is a real problem for the world. West does not understand the seriousness of this threat.