S1E1.a: Ismat Shahjahan on the revival of left politics in Pakistan

Jamhoor Radio

English - May 02, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB
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Next Episode: S1E1.b: Ismat Shahjahan on religious extremism, climate change, rainbow movements, and the PTM

In this episode we interview Ismat Shahjahan, President of the Women Democratic Front and Deputy General Secretary of the Awami Worker's Party, about the state of the left in Pakistan today.

Shahjahan has been a leader in socialist, feminist, and anti-imperialist movements in Pakistan for decades, and brings deep insights on the contemporary revival of progressive politics in Pakistan. Read her interview with Jamhoor on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement and challenging the "war on terror", published in February 2020.

This episode is part of Jamhoor Radio's first season on progressive and revolutionary politics in Pakistan. This episode is in Urdu, with a translation in English provided below.Support the show

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