Sindhi Nationalism, Mohajir Identity, PPP and the 18th Amendment - Asma Faiz -

Dr. Asma Faiz comes on the podcast to discuss Sindhi Nationalism, Punjabi Nationalism, PPP, The Mohajir Identity, GM Syed, 18th Amendment, MRD, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and more.

Dr. Asma Faiz is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She did her Ph.D. in Political Science from Sciences Po, Paris (2017) and M.Sc. in Political Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011). Dr. Faiz’s research focuses on ethnic nationalism, populism, ethnic parties and federalism. She is the author of the book In Search of Lost Glory: Sindhi Nationalism in Pakistan (Hurst Publishers, 2021). Dr. Faiz also edited a volume Making Federation Work: Federalism in Pakistan After the 18th Amendment (2015). Dr. Faiz is recipient of several fellowships including the Fulbright fellowship, Campus France Fellowship and the Rangoonwalla fellowship. Dr. Faiz also worked with international think tanks such as Forum of Federations and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Writing a book on Sindhi Nationalism as a Punjabi
10:00 Meanings of Nationalism and the Language Issue
23:30 Sindhi Nationalism and Identity Forming
29:44 Mohajir Identity as a Political Identity
33:30 Sindh’s historical under development
36:00 Birth of Sindhi Nationalism and State’s obsession with One-Unit
40:40 18th Amendment
46:30 GM Syed and Ethnic Parties and Movements
52:24 Is PPP a Sindhi Nationalist Party?
1:01:00 Federal Structure of Pakistan
1:03:50 The Ghost of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and MRD Movement
1:10:55 Benazir Bhutto’s return and PPP
1:17:00 Audience Questions