TheManyPakistans

Nino and Affan get together to celebrate the spirit of Ramzan. In their quest to know the purpose, the values, the spirit, they delve deeper into the practice of Ramzan, fasting it self and the lessons we all need to drive from the month it self. This episode will take you from practice, to philosophy, to the in between - leaving you with some for thought in the month of fasting ;)

This episode is a little dated, but its good because we now get to reflect and reflection is a powerful emotion. This episode explores the value of literature, books, and the need for events like literary festivals, bookmela and other such occurrences. It also talks about the importance of Urdu, and how we have lost it. Argues for making Urdu personal again. It also reflects on the grave incident of Mashal Khan, and argues for the need for open spaces where multitude of Pakistani identity can co-exist in a patient and accepting environment.

Nilofer Qazi gets an exclusive interview for ManyPakistans with two Michelin Star French Chef Sylvestre Wahid, who prides in his Pakistan origins. This podcast is an exclusive one on one with Chef Sylvestre, his journey from being an immigrant child from Pakistan to being one of the most celebrated chefs in France. If you love food, you love Pakistan success stories and you have a knack for learning about culinary industry, then you shall enjoy this personal discussion filled with learning and laughter.

Followup episode on our citizen journalism endeavor. Nino in her endeavor to share facts with citizens of Pakistan, got herself in the Supreme Court hearings. In this episode, Affan follows up on Nino's experience of listening to the verdict of the Supreme Court, her opinions and a bit of speculation on the post judgement scenario. This episode shall help the listeners make sense of what the case is all about, what the judges say, and differentiate between popular media narrative of a PMLN vs PTI case to a more realistic State vs. Sharif Family case thought framework.

Hello Everyone! We have missed you for a while, and we are sure you have missed us as well! This is a catch up session - with everything you have missed! It talks in detail about the Margalla Road Billboard Petitions Affan has been running and some other fun things that have happened within Islamabad. It is a very urban policy focussed catch up... Sign the petition:- https://goo.gl/JsjvLm

Celebrating many Pakistans by celebrating the diversity and beauty of the wonderful KPK. Happy Listening!

In this track Nino and I share our experiences of attending various international women day celebrations in Pakistan. We question what these celebrations mean for whom and what is efficacy of these campaigns. We also discuss the Pakistan Women Day, which is celebrated specifically within Pakistan, and is not on the same day as the International Women Day. This podcast is a little bit of chit chat and a little bit of learning.

In line with the manyPakistans idea, this is a a discussion between someone who grew up in Pakistan vs. some one who didn't. It showcases how each of their experiences formed their relationship with the Pakistan Day. A little bit of a history tour, some questioning, some agreements, some disagreements and some jokes; this is manypakistans reflecting on how much or how little we know. It is an effort to be comfortable in diversity of opinion, you may agree or disagree, but you would only do either, because you love Pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad :)

We were lucky to meet Leslie Hazleton for breakfast in Islamabad. Yes, we are still not able to register how lucky we were! Our conversation flowed organically and in a pursuit to know who Leslie is as a person, we talked about various topics and incidents of her life that have shaped her into what she likes to refer as 'an accidental theologist' We thought we were very lucky to have this privilege and it would be miser of us to deprive the larger audience of this wonderful conversation. Therefore, we requested her to join in on the theManyPakistans Podcast and share her journey of life. This conversation is the best we have put so far. Leslie, talks about how she started writing, her journey from writing about cars to theological figures and a lot more. She talks about her various books, how they were inspired, and her intellectual pursuits of today. We felt wiser and inspired having listened to her, and therefore we wanted to share it with everyone so people enjoy this experience equally as we did.

When we thought of the idea of discussing the diversity within Punjab, we immediately knew that it was a difficult task to begin with. There are many Punjabs, and no matter what we say, we are surely missing out on a lot. Nonetheless, we wanted to share the bigger picture, what is Punjab? Who are the people? What is the history and the context of this province? What is the relationship with Punjabi? What is the food like? What makes it so lovable? and how the many Punjabs define the many Pakistans? - Theres are the few questions we ask ourselves, We hope you enjoy it!

On Feb 25, 2017, the city of Lahore enjoyed the Lahore Literary Festival. As a committed #LLF veteran, Nilofer Afridi Qazi didn't miss the opportunity to attend this event. Well if she didn't, why should you? This episode brings the #LLF experience right into your phone, as Affan Javed interviews Nino on her take on Lahore Literary Festival. Chop Chop - lets do some listening :)

Recently Affan Javed was invited to Sihala Police Academy through a Fulbright Enrichment Seminar. It was a great way to learn about Public Administration successes and challenges. This visit gave Affan hope about his country, and he really wishes that Pakistan spends more money on training and improving its Police and their working conditions. Nino questions Affan on his experiences and delves deeper into issues of Police Reform and governance issues.

This particular episode attempts to understand Baluchistan. In their usual fashion, Affan and Nino are inquisitive about various aspects of the largest province of Pakistan, and therefore put forward a well researched piece on an overview of the manypakistans within Baluchistan. They shall talk about the history, the people, the food, the geography and so much more!

This is a Special Edition Episode that is focussed on the Panama Case in Pakistan against the sitting Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. The episode critically analyzes various aspects to the case int he supreme court. Affan Javed interviews Nilofer Afridi Qazi on her experience of sitting through the proceedings of this Supreme Court Case in Pakistan.

This episode digs deeper into the education sector of Pakistan. It questions what are the education systems making up the manypakistans. You would enjoy the banter, the passion and the early stage confusion our own learning and improvement - Give us feedback!

Introductions - Who are we? Why are we here?