Muhajir Militancy, Creation of MQM, Karachi and the Mohajir Identity - TPE Book Club #TPE

Today on TPE Book Club we look at Mohajir Militancy in Pakistan Violence and Transformation in the Karachi Conflict By Nichola Khan.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/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe 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/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction and ohajir Militancy in Pakistan: Violence andTransformation in the Karachi Conflict ; By Nichola Khan1:30 Creation of the Mohajir Identity6:43 Story of Arshad - a MQM Target Killer10:48 MQM's narrative and petty bourgeois14:14 Mohajir Rights, Ethnonationalism and Mohajirs Transposed17:54 GM Syed19:08 Bhutto's policies23:27 Zia-ul-Haq, JI and MQM27:00 Violence and Extortion35:50 Mohajir Identity, JI and MQM-Haqeeqi39:30 Violence, Identity, Masculinity and Ethnicity50:50 Myths of MQM and sense of Mohajir supremacy59:21 Mohajir Nationalism, Politics and creating a victim mentality1:06:00 Myths of MQM and the Mohajir Identity