EPISODE · Aug 31, 2020 · 2H 6M
Miss Pakistan: With Mahleej Sarkari
from Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment · host Armin Navabi
📼 Watch the video version of this conversation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/miss-pakistan-39370201 💝 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SJME 💕 You can also support us on PayPal: http://bit.ly/2SMC9nB 🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/34BjyUy 🎧 Listen to this podcast on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/3htTiis Mahleej Sarkari is a former winner of the Miss Pakistan World and Miss Tourism Queen International pageants, who comes from a mixed family background of Muslims, Parsis, and others. Raised Muslim in her childhood, Mahleej decided it wasn't working for her in later life. She now sees herself more spiritual and less religious, identifying more with her maternal Parsi side. A former beauty queen raised in a country and religion that thrives on archaic notions of "modesty," and a former refugee to her family's adopted home of Canada, Mahleej has unique perspectives on life and the world that she is outspoken about. She joined us to speak about them in this episode. Check out Secular Jihadists on - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecularJihadists/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecularJihadist/ - Website: https://www.secularjihadists.com/ Mahleej on Twitter: @MahleejSarkari Mahleej Sarkari's official website: https://www.mahleejsarkari.ca/
What this episode covers
📼 Watch the video version of this conversation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/miss-pakistan-39370201 💝 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SJME 💕 You can also support us on PayPal: http://bit.ly/2SMC9nB 🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/34BjyUy 🎧 Listen to this podcast on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/3htTiis Mahleej Sarkari is a former winner of the Miss Pakistan World and Miss Tourism Queen International pageants, who comes from a mixed family background of Muslims, Parsis, and others. Raised Muslim in her childhood, Mahleej decided it wasn't working for her in later life. She now sees herself more spiritual and less religious, identifying more with her maternal Parsi side. A former beauty queen raised in a country and religion that thrives on archaic notions of "modesty," and a former refugee to her family's adopted home of Canada, Mahleej has unique perspectives on life and the world that she is outspoken about. She joined us to speak about them in this episode. Check out Secular Jihadists on - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecularJihadists/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecularJihadist/ - Website: https://www.secularjihadists.com/ Mahleej on Twitter: @MahleejSarkari Mahleej Sarkari's official website: https://www.mahleejsarkari.ca/
NOW PLAYING
Miss Pakistan: With Mahleej Sarkari
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Jan 2, 2026 ·47m
Dec 21, 2025 ·46m