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The Black Hole
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The Black Hole (TBH) is a non-profit, open-to-all, casual educational and intellectual space for science, art, and culture.
Located in the G-11/3 area of Islamabad, it has a 60-capacity auditorium, small library, and a children’s science lab. Live-streamed evening events and lectures, roundtable discussions, and video screenings are scheduled throughout the week. TBH’s goals: explaining concepts of high-science and high-technology in simple Urdu and English; nurturing young people of exceptional talent in every field; and creating greater societal rationality.
Unconnected with any political or religious organization, TBH is purposed towards helping all citizens of Pakistan to participate fully in the scientific, social, economic, and cultural life of their society.
Located in the G-11/3 area of Islamabad, it has a 60-capacity auditorium, small library, and a children’s science lab. Live-streamed evening events and lectures, roundtable discussions, and video screenings are scheduled throughout the week. TBH’s goals: explaining concepts of high-science and high-technology in simple Urdu and English; nurturing young people of exceptional talent in every field; and creating greater societal rationality.
Unconnected with any political or religious organization, TBH is purposed towards helping all citizens of Pakistan to participate fully in the scientific, social, economic, and cultural life of their society.
Debate: Pakistan’s Future is Doomed as Long as its Politics Remains Wedded with Religion
Pakistan was created with a vision to be both a nation inspired by faith and a modern democratic state, guided by public will. This blend of faith and politics has led to diverse perspectives. Some argue that mixing religion with politics can be exploited for personal gains, while others believe that a religious framework provides essential guidance for political decisions. To explore these viewpoints, we present a critical debate.
● This debate is held in collaboration with Raaye Saazi - an initiative that aims to hold critical social, legislative and cultural debates within public settings.
● Proposition
Is Pakistan's future at risk due to the influence of religion on politics? The proposition will argue in favor of keeping religion and politics separate.
» Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
» Amber Rahim Shamsi
» Waqqas Mir
● Opposition
Can politics without a religious framework lack direction and meaning? The opposition will argue in support of using religion as a guide for political decisions.
» Qibla Ayaz
» Aneeq Ahmed
» Fahad Ali Kazmi
● This debate is held in collaboration with Raaye Saazi - an initiative that aims to hold critical social, legislative and cultural debates within public settings.
● Proposition
Is Pakistan's future at risk due to the influence of religion on politics? The proposition will argue in favor of keeping religion and politics separate.
» Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
» Amber Rahim Shamsi
» Waqqas Mir
● Opposition
Can politics without a religious framework lack direction and meaning? The opposition will argue in support of using religion as a guide for political decisions.
» Qibla Ayaz
» Aneeq Ahmed
» Fahad Ali Kazmi
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ਰੱਬ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਭਲਾ ਕਰੇ। Rab tuhada bhala kare🙏
21:14 pa Hood ki shakal dakhnay wali ha.... program war giya ...😂
Big claim Zero proof
Is any History in books is like Quran beyond revisiting its contents??
Does this speaker really believe that there is no need to revisit any part of history????
if there is no mixing then how will such politicians win elections. Politicians win elections mainly because of the divide they create among people...For them religion and politics are like DNA structure;politics survive only under the banner of religion.
It is because you people keep prioritizing religion that the Hindus also have to keep doing it double. Mr. Hoodboy is worried about the Muslims in India but he should worry about those in his own country who are facing so many hardships unlike the Muslims in India. It is ironical that Islamic countries choose Islam as their priority but India should not choose their religion, Hinduism, as the priority which had been tarnished so much by the Mughal invaders. We never invaded any Muslim country nor did we convert anybody. I would say most of the Pakistanis would have Hindu genes since most of them would be converts or born to Mughal workers and Hindus.
wowwwww awesome arguments by the lawyer amazing....................
Pakistan's problems for the present condition is religion. If they continue like this Pakistan will never develop as a modern developed nation. If they wish also this will take many years.without India's help or silent acceptance Pakistan can't do anything.
You people are confused lot your scholers are confused who will save God only knows
Pakistan is being blackmailed by radical Islamists and some opportunities
What about capturing of Cathedral of Saint Sophia and converting into mosque?
Prof sahab, Save lakhs of poor animals killed on the name of Kurbani
There is no difference between "mazhab" and "Din". Better to keep the discussion straight and deal the points raised.
Good discussion by Dr sb , amber, lawyer, and the last speaker
افسوس کی بات ہے کہ دونوں طرف اچھی دلیلیں دینے کے بجائے زور جذبات کو ہوا دینے پر تھا۔ دوسری بات یہ کہ ایسی بحث کیسے ممکن ہے جب مذہبی آدمی اپنی بات کھل کر رکھ سکتا ہے مگر غیر مذہبی آدمی کو بار بار مسلمان ہونے کا ثبوت دینا پڑتا ہے۔
Oppositions need serious training for Debate to answer after understanding. They completely made it Atheists Vs Islam. This is the core issue that they represented instead of solving in debate.
بہت اعلا۔۔۔آسان فہم انداز میں ناول کا معنی خیز تجزیہ۔۔۔سلامت و شاد رہیے۔۔۔۔
Dr Hoodbhoy I can not understand why u participate in discussions with such low IQ debaters
There are 73 sects in Islam that is what Justice Munir Report and expressed which Islam to follow ❓❓❓
Best speech by Ambar Shamshi. Fully agree, support and apprecaite all her points.
This session can take place only at The Black Hole. Otherwise, no one can have these guts.
Pervaiz Hoodbhoy ZindaBaad ❤👍. State must act like a state, free of any religious idealogy. Justice with everyone. No one above the Law.
98% majority me minority rights what a joker
LINES THAT MAY CHANGE YOU 👉 Do you accept your mistakes? Everyone makes mistakes, but not everyone accepts it. Only a few take the courage to admit it and improve upon themselves. Most people hesitate to take responsibility when things go wrong. They get defensive and try to blame others for their mistakes. People are either afraid of the consequences, too ashamed to admit their mistakes or feel too perfect to be wrong. Never feel ashamed to admit your mistakes and apologise. It doesn’t make you weak or inferior instead shows that you are strong enough to own every action of yours and rectify it.
When a man has no words he starts shouting.
موضوع اچھا ہے مگر کوئی بھی اچھا نہیں بولا
I must congratulate Dr. Hoodbhoy for his precise counterargument that if the Western world has so much unhappiness, then why do the Pakistanis bend over backward to leave Pakistan and try to emigrate to the West. They are hypocrites who decry the West and, at the same time, emigrate and live there. I also liked his puns about making "profit"/Munafa, instead of calling it an interest masqueraded as an Islamic banking of non-interest, which is munafiqat (Arabic/Urdu for hypocrisy). Later, he also said that Pakistanis are so eager to go to Sweden, Norway, etc., yet those countries are not based on religion. However, they are honest. But honesty in Urdu is "Imandar" (Holder of faith), but they cannot be called Imandar, being non-Muslim. So they are beiman (without faith) but honest. Ha, Ha!
From India: Very high regard for Amber Madam and Dr Pervez. I wish there were such thinkers in India.
Hoodbhoy was very convincing and rational except when using BJP success in India as end of secularism. He is 110 percent wrong on that count. May be he wants to use perceived Hindu phobia to justify his message of needed secularism in religious Pakistan. Again, he is absolutely wrong in reading BJP as non-secular.
Suit boot maulvis are pathetic Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy 👏
Most educated Pakistani Muslims know the main reasons of Pakistan detoritaing situations but no one has guts to bell the cat because they will become top soil .
We need 10 million Hoodbhoys and 10 million less Raja Qaisers and Tarik Jamil’s. If we are ever to get a civilized society.
Of course the over religiosity of society is killing and destroying Pakistan. However how do grass roots secularists fight these Salafi and wahabbis who are financed and promoted by Saudi Arabia.
For Information of Mr Anique Ahmad, The Deen of a Muslim has always been as Faith in the heart and exposed only in Rituals? Can Mr Anique show in the History of Muslims, the "DEEN-e-ISLAM" has been practiced after the period of Khulafai Rashdeen? There is NO measuring tape how much one is Muttaqi? Just after the sad demise of our Prophet Muhammad (SWS) , the split among the Muslims started. The opposition Muslims killed the second, third and the fourth Khulafa-Rashdeen(ra). Three wars among the Muslims were fought with the fourth Khalifs-Rashid (ra)? Then the bleeding tragedy of KARBALA is unforgettable and unforgivable! There after we all know our history as we are divided in many Branches of Islam and every branch is proud of being certified custodian of Jannah? Individually, one may follow the true Deen-e-Islam!
I am 85 years old and a Muslim ALHAMDOLILLAH, and took part in the Pakistan movement. I still remember, we all Muslims kids used slogan as "MARAIN GE MAR JAEIN GE, PER PAKISTAN BANAEIN GE", "JAN JAEY YA IMAN , LAD KE LAIN GE PAKISTAN"! But this was in Cawnpour(KANPUR) India in 1946/47, when my dad was posted there by the British Government. As my dad we moved to Dacca former East Pakistan I also remember as heard from our elders there that there were many peaceful talks between Quaide Azam Jinnah Sahab, Mr Nehru and Shere-Bangla Fazlul Haq Sahab. The Quaid had talks in 1948 in Dacca as there was no Pakistan army except one Brigade or Division, for the defense of East Pakistan and also to look after the interest of Indian Muslims, be protected from the West Pakistan? The Quaid had also said ask Mr Nehru to get a corridor-safe passage between the West & East Pakistan? So far Urdu is concerned as State Language of Pakistan, he never meant any radical or immediate change rather he meant to replace the English Language, which is still a white Masters Language? This was heard when the Quaid decided to be Governor General, Shere-Bangla desired to be Governor General of East Pakistan, but the Quaid convinced him that, India would attack and takeover. There was no such Media as it is now!
کسی کو کچھ پتا نہیں کہ “خالق کائنات” کون ہیں، کیاہے، کیسا ہے، کہاں ہے وغیرہ وغیرہ؟ یہ اپنا اپنا عقیدہ ہےاور اس کا کوئی پیمانہ نہیں کہ معلوم کیا جاسکے کہ ایک انسان “خالق انسان” کو کیسے “مانتا”ہے اور “کتنا” مانتا ہے؟ میرا ایک شعر ہے: میں اسکو مانتا ہوں، جسے جانتا نہیں! اور جس کو جانتا ہوں، اسے مانتا نہیں! (علی صفدر)
ویلڈن ہودبائی.... Good narrative
It was looking like a high school debate. But The initiative is good. Keep making improvements.
Very thought provoking debate.
Speaker did not mention none of the other countries is a proliferater
پلیجو صاحب انسان تراش تھا ۔ ❤❤❤
Lots of expectation! Disappointing ad hominem by Opposition Speakers. Raising voice does not lend greater cogency😢 all need to learn this basic point in any debate. Easy win for proponents! Still, full marks for arranging. Quality will improve Suggest one on one - Hoodbhoy vs more seasoned opponent - Senator Prof Mushtaq?
Na Hindu bano Na musliman Bana hai to bano insaan 😊😊
Hindu by nature is secular otherwise minority Muslims and Christians would not have been thriving in 80% Hindu majority nation. Look at Pakistan where Muslims majority crushed all minorities.
Koat paint me aaya molvi aayaten, or sher suna kar nikal gaya..... Abe india me agar hindu government bane to theek hoga ya galat uska jawab de.......
Professor Hoodbhuy please read Professor Ayesha Jalal before becoming Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed's Bhakt.
Jisko lgta he k agr mazhab na ho to me burayi se q rukonga. Us ki emotional intelligence pr question mark he.
For this discussion such a short time doesn't help. Debates are for fun not for explanation. It went wrong I guess. For such a time there should be just 2 people to discuss.
These people think they are more religious and sacred than Arabs. The Arab world is changing but these people are going back to 1500 years .