Art and Religious Hypocrisy in Pakistan: A Discussion with Adeel Afzal - #TPE 358

Writer, Actor and Content Creator Adeel Afzal is comes back on the podcast for a pure fire episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss the controversy between Sohail Ahmed and Aftab Iqbal, lay bare the religious hypocrisy present in Pakistan and break down the idea of Art and Culture in our country. On this week's episode, we discuss Aftab Iqbal's Mentality, Industry kay Babay, Amanullah's Talent, Bulleh Shah, Political Appointments, Poetry, Teaching Children Civic Sense, Religious Youtubers, Ramazan Shows and a lot more! 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 To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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 Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Sohail Ahmed vs Aftab Iqbal 18:00 Industry kay babay - why can they not be criticized? 24:00 Jhughatain, Bhand and Amanullah 34:58 Aftab Iqbal's Mentality, Pakistan's Babu Class and Promotion of Urdu 43:00 We don't promote local Art 50:34 Bulleh Shah and Babu Soch 58:20 Qasim Ali Shah and Political Appointments 1:03:28 Abusing Politicians and Favourites of the State 1:10:00 Understanding Poetry in Pakistan 1:16:00 Teaching Children in Pakistan and Civic Sense 1:27:00 Punjab Police and Bhawalnagar 1:28:50 Faisalabad Incident 1:30:56 Religious Hypocrisy, Sahil Adeem and Gaza 1:55:00 Conclusion