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    Pakistan has struggled with questions around national identity since its inception, drawing from various civilizations and rulers that have influenced the region over millennia like the Indus Valley, Mughal, and British colonial periods. Key debates around the role of Islam in the identity emerged, with figures like Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Iqbal advocating for Islam as the core identity and driving the idea of Pakistan as a homeland for Indian Muslims. However, the constitution and civilian governments struggled with balancing Islamic influences with principles of democracy, leading to ongoing tensions around whether the identity should be defined more by religion, ethnicity, or other shared cultural factors. Modern issues like sectarianism, foreign influences from countries like Saudi Arabia, and

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    Pakistan has struggled with questions around national identity since its inception, drawing from various civilizations and rulers that have influenced the region over millennia like the Indus Valley, Mughal, and British colonial periods. Key debates around the role of Islam in the identity emerged, with figures like Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Iqbal advocating for Islam as the core identity and driving the idea of Pakistan as a homeland for Indian Muslims. However, the constitution and civilian governments struggled with balancing Islamic influences with principles of democracy, leading to ongoing tensions around whether the identity should be defined more by religion, ethnicity, or other shared cultural factors. Modern issues like sectarianism, foreign influences from countries like Saudi Arabia, and

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    Pakistan has struggled with questions around national identity since its inception, drawing from various civilizations and rulers that have influenced the region over millennia like the Indus Valley, Mughal, and British colonial periods. Key debates around the role of Islam in the identity emerged, with figures like Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Iqbal advocating for Islam as the core identity and driving the idea of Pakistan as a homeland for Indian Muslims. However, the constitution and civilian governments struggled with balancing Islamic influences with principles of democracy, leading to ongoing tensions around whether the identity should be defined more by religion, ethnicity, or other shared cultural factors. Modern issues like sectarianism, foreign influences from countries like Saudi Arabia, and

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    Topic:Pakistan Identity Crisis

    Identity: Ideology,language,culture,food,music,ethinicty

    Indus Valley Cinilization (Persian Language)


    (gandhara civilization
    Civilication of mesopotamia)
    Mughal
    East Indian Company
    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan(Two Nation Theory)
    Allama Iqbal (Continued Sir Syed work, makes muslim realize most imp is religion)
    Jinnah (secularism till 1937 elections)
    Orthodox vs Secular debate
    1949:Liaqat Objective Resolution(opposed by east-pak, sup by west-pak)
    east-pak opposed bcz Democracy(Def) not aligned with soverignty
    Objective Resolution approved
    1956 constitution: Objective Resolution became part of it
    Martial-Law Ayub Khan
    1962 constitution: Direct Elections
    1973 constitution: Second amendment
    Subcontinet islam diff from arab islam
    Subcontinet islam: sufis play vital role
    zia-ul-haq: arab inspired islam , sulfi inspired

    Pak today Identity: Islam or a little-bit hatred for India


    Positive and Negative integration
    positive integration: Common Factors between two
    Negative integration: Target one particular group(Hitler)

    Muhammad -bin-Salman in Saudi Arabia (Modern Saudia) affects Pak also


    Turkey Inspiration :(
    Iqbal Book:The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
    Rational Interpretation of Islam
    sectarianism
    Economic and social factors changes

    Break at 42:42

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