Dr. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, author, media commentator, and social activist holding a PhD from MIT.

Dr. Hoodbhoy comes back on the podcast to unpack identity, on this deep dive podcast we discuss Israel, Palestine, Religious Supremacy, Immigration, Afghan Refugees, Nationalism, Colonialism, Jehad, Political Islam, America, Bangladesh and more.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Israel, Palestine and States made based on Religious Supremacy
7:51 The dangers of Ideology
17:00 Immigration and Afghan Refugees
27:30 Notions of Nationalism and Partition of India
34:00 Colonialism and Religious Nationalism
38:43 Jehad and Political Islam
44:38 Hamas, Palestine and Israel
55:25 American influence on Arab states and Pakistan
1:04:00 Why Bangladesh is doing better than Pakistan
1:09:00 India and the primacy of the religious identity
1:22:00 Audience Questions