The Pakistan Experience

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh, Preh Memon, Tazeen. Tehreem Azeem and Maria Amir join us for a special behtak on feminist discourses.  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  &...

Author, Producer, Storyteller, CEO, Nikhil Taneja joins us for a lovely cathartic conversation on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. We discuss Mental Health, Masculinity, Social Media, Cancel Culture, Coke Studio, Our love for Sharukh Khan, Social issues driven content and Pakistan-India dosti! Nikhil Taneja is a Mumbai-based writer, producer, storyteller, teacher, entrepreneur, and...

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh, Ekta Shaikh, Sana Jafri, Zoya Rehman, Maria Amir, Qurrat Mirza and Laiba Zainab join us for a special behtak reflecting on the 5 years of Aurat March in Pakistan; the sucesses, the fatigue, the fear, the accomplishments and the future.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversation...

Dr. Suraj Yengde comes on The Pakistan Experience for a deep dive on Caste in India; how Dalits are discriminated against systematically in India.   On this week's episode, we get into Identity politics, Modi's India, "Hinduphobia", Neoliberalism, the Dalit genocide, politics and activism.  Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India’s leading scholars and public intellectuals. Named as one of...

Abdul Moiz Jaferii is the ex-host of Agenda 360 and the current host of Nazuk Mor. He is a lawyer and a journalist. Abdul Moiz Jaferii comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed conversation on judicial reform, the fraught history of Chief Justices in Pakistan, PECA, and current affairs.  Is PECA fascist? Is the Justice system broken? Will Imran Khan emerge as our anti-establishment demo...

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh and Ekta Shaikh join us for a very special episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss teesri shadiyan, consent, Valentines Day, attempt a meme review and abort a roast.  The podcast turns extra special when it becomes a behtak with our TPE family. Watch our audience steal the show in this episode!   The Pakistan Experience is an independ...

Mustafa Akyol, author, columnist, and speaker. The Thinking Muslim,” a popular podcast, defined Akyol as “probably the most notable Muslim modernist and reformer.   Mustafa Akyol comes on The Pakistan Experience for a thorough discussion on Islam, Modernity, Secularism, Liberalism and the Reopening of the Muslim Mind.  On this deep dive discussion, we discuss if Erdogan is leading T...

Sanjay Rajoura is a stand-up comedian and a cultural critic. He is a part of trio of "Aisi Taisi Democracy and hosts the Youtube show 'Bharat ek Mauj'  Sanjay comes on the podcast for a comprehensive discussion on Freedom of Speech, Privilege, Allyship, Arnab Goswami, Identity Politics and the role of Comedy.    The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to...

Mehdi Farooq comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why Blockchain technology will change the world. On this episode, we discuss why the ban on cryptocurrency in Pakistan is short-sighted, Waqar Zaka vs Imran Khan, what NFTs are, and what the future of cryptocurrency will be.   Mehdi is a senior investment analyst at Token Metrics. He helps research early-stage altcoins, and he will...

Fatima Razzak is a journalist working for the Lok Sujag who recently won the Diversity and Pluralism in Media Award 2021 for her story "A textbook case of prejudice' which investigates how SNC would fuel hatred towards religious minorities in Pakistan.  Fatima comes on the podcast to discuss the Single National Curriculum, her reservations about it, why religious minorities are protesting it...

Manu Pillai is an Indian author and historian. Manu joins us for a beautiful conversation on finding the humanity in historical figures, the Victorian morality, Twitter historians and the over valuing of religion as a factor in Indian history.   On this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience, Manu presents us numerous great historical anecdotes, from his Grandmother's tale of the brok...

Hassan Shafiq is a Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Enthusiast. Educating the world about digital tech one article at a time. He is also a writer for Coinmarketcap.  On this episode of The Pakistan Experience, we demystify Cryptocurrency - what is it? What regulation could mean for Pakistan? What is the future of Bitcoin? What is Web 3.0? Are your funds safe on Binance?  Find out this and...

Javed Jabbar is a Pakistani writer and politician. Javed Jabbar has served as a Senator during Zia-ul-Haq's tensure and as the Information Minister during Pervez Mushraf's rule. Javed Jabbar has also been associated with the Advertising industry for the past 5 decades and has written several books.  Mr. Jabbar joins on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistaniyat, th...

Shahjehan Khan comes on the podcast to discuss grappling with his identity in a post 9-11 world, being thrusted into stardom as part of the punk rock band 'The Kominas', recovery from addiction and the artist's life.  Shahjehan is a voice-over artist, actor, and musician based in Boston and the founder of the South Asian punk rock band The Kominas. He is the current host of the KING OF THE WO...

Tariq Ali comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Sialkot incident, rising religious extremism, TLP, The treatment of women, the history of violence, the War in Afghanistan and Julian Assange.   We also discuss Tariq Ali's latest book, "The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold"    Tariq Ali is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, hi...

Uzair Younus is a public policy analyst and the Director of the Pakistan initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is also the host of Pakistanomy.   Uzair joins us for a discussion on rising religious extremism, the appointment of Ejaz Akram, inflation, the economy, and what the future might hold for Pakistan.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience....

Muhammad Ibrahim Qazi, the grandson of Qazi Hussain Ahmed(Former Ameer of Jamiat-e-Islami), is a strategic analyst.   Muhammad Ibrahim joins us on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience to give the right wing's vision of Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast we discuss the Sialkot incident, Blasphemy Law in Pakistan, Jamiat-e-Islami, Political Expediency, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Maulan...

Live with the organizers and students leaders of the Student Solidarity March to discuss why they are protesting!  Live with Progressive Students Collective.  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/...

Author, Professor and Historian, Kamran Asdar Ali joins us for a deep dive podcast on the history of the left in Pakistan.   Why did class politics not take root in Pakistan?   What do we see so many nationalists movement in Pakistan?  What has been the politics in Karachi?  Kamran Asdar Ali and I discuss the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, Muslim Nationalism, Faiz Ahmed...

On the 140th episode of the TPE Series, and the first episode of The Sports Experience series, one of our favourite people in the world, Ali Aftab Saeed comes back on the podcast to discuss Pakistani Cricket, Match Fixing, Muhammad Aamir, Shohaib Akhtar vs Nauman Niaz, The Ahmed Hasan Rana Interview, and the legend that is Aamir Liaquat.  Ali Aftab Saeed is a content creator, cultural comment...

Mubbashir A. Rizvi was the Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Georgetown University and is the author of "The Ethics of Staying: Social Movements and Land Rights Politics in Pakistan". Mubasshir joins us on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Okara farms case study, land rights, social movements, Anjuman Muzareen Punjab, Farmers Movement and the state.    Please consider...

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Nighat Said Khan ‎ is a Pakistani feminist activist, researcher and author. She is the director and founder of the Applied Socio-Economic Research (ASR) Resource Centre and a founding member of the Women's Action Forum.  Nighat joins us on the podcast to discuss the sexuality spectrum, how patriarchy seeks...

Dr Mariam Chughtai is the Director of the National Curriculum Council, she comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Single National Curriculum and dispel social media rumours.  In this deep dive discussion, we get into the weeds of the program, from discussing what it is, what it aims to do, and what has people afraid. Dr. Mariam and I discuss the minimum standards for education, the p...

Live with Amna and Mariam Shafqat Goraya.  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 Fulb...

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Ben Burgis, author, podcaster, and philosophy instructor comes on to discuss why the left is fixated on ideas of moralism, individual responsibility and identity, and suffers from defeatism. We get into a deep dive discussion on performativeness, identity politics, cancel culture and the nationalization of soci...