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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Program 011, December 2008 - آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ۱۱ 

Program 11, closing out 2008 and ringing in 2009, has iFaqeer and Cemendtaur discussing


From this episode, we have moved to using the services of TalkShoe's Community Calling service to produce the podcast and Azad Karachi Radio is part of iFaqeer's Urdu Stream on that site.

This program is listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Program 010, February 20, 2008 - آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ۱۰ 

Program 10, the first of 2008 has guest Mehdi Hasnain join iFaqeer and Cemendtaur to discuss the American Elections, the Pakistani situation and events with Ayesha Siddiqa in California as well as a media item.

The program mentions, amongst other things:
The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the tenth program is here. You can stream it here:



This program is now listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
If you are in Pakistan or elsewhere where you have difficulty accessing the Blogspot domain due to censorship, etc., please use:

http://www.pkblogs.com/AzadKarachiRadio

Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Program 008, November 27, 2006 - آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ٨ 

Program 8 catches up with some news from the last week, covering a bomb blast in Lahore a week ago and then discussing the case of the British citizen whose death sentence was commuted by the President of Pakistan and discussing the more general difference in how people from developed and developing countries experience life. iFaqeer presents some more news from the world, around the Internet and the Urdu social scene.

The program mentions, amongst other things:
The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the eighth program is here.

This program is now listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
If you are in Pakistan or elsewhere where you have difficulty accessing the Blogspot domain due to censorship, etc., please use:

http://www.pkblogs.com/AzadKarachiRadio

Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

Program 007, November 19, 2006 - آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ٧ 

Program 7 covers the US elections in some detail, discussing international implications, and some local issues. Cemendtaur then discusses the issue of provincial autonomy in Pakistan, and iFaqeer presents some more news from the world, around the Internet and the Urdu social scene.

The program mentions, amongst other things:
  • Aligarians.com
  • The Mushaira season for 2006-2007, most of which is organized by Aligarh Old Boys Associations.
  • Begum Nawazish Ali and diaspora netizens "discovering" the artist because of a BBC piece.
The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the seventh program is here.

This program is now listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
If you are in Pakistan or elsewhere where you have difficulty accessing the Blogspot domain due to censorship, etc., please use:

http://www.pkblogs.com/AzadKarachiRadio

Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Program 6, November 7, 2006 - آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ٦ 

Program 6 covers the US elections, discussing the Muslim Vote in the US and Canada and the possibility of Keith Ellison becoming the first Muslim Congressman in the US, and then the sentence for Saddam Hussain. It also discusses the recent military action in Bajaur, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and the Dengue fever epidemic in Pakistan, along the way mentioning a speech Pakistan's first Prime Minister gave in San Francisco and a recent speech by Sarah Chase at the same forum. The program ends with comments on the political situation in Bangladesh.

The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the sixth program is here.

This program is now listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
If you are in Pakistan or elsewhere where you have difficulty accessing the Blogspot domain due to censorship, etc., please use:

http://www.pkblogs.com/AzadKarachiRadio

Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

آزاد کراچی ریڈیو پروگرام شمار ۵ - Program 5, October 29, 2006 

آزاد کراچی ریڈیو کے پروگرام شمار ۵ میں آئی فقیر نے گفتگو کا آغاز "آزاد کراچی ریڈیو" کی وجہ تسمیہ سے کیا۔ سمندطور نے بلاگ کی دنیا، حاکمیت جمہور کی دنیا کے عنوان سے ایک مختصر تحریر پڑھی۔ پھرآئی فقیر نے وادئ سلیکن میں پاکستانیوں کی ایک تنظیم اوپن کے حالیہ اجلاس کا کچھ حال سامعین کو سنایا۔ سمندطور نے امریکہ کی جنوبی سرحد پہ کھڑی کی جانے والی مجوزہ دیوار کے بارے میں رائے زنی کی۔ آئی فقیر نے حجاب کے متعلق اپنے کچھ مشاہد ات پیش کیے۔ پھر سمندطور نے جیک اسٹرا اور برقعہ کے عنوان سے اپنا ایک مختصر مضمون پیش کیا۔ آئی فقیر نے پروگرام کا اختتام اكبر اله بادي کے چند خيالات سے کیا اور سامعین کو پروگرام پہ تنقید کی دعوت دی۔

iFaqeer starts Program 5 a discussion of the provenance of the program's name. Cemendtaur then presents a piece titled "World of Blogs; World of Democracy", discussing blogs, democracy and globalization. iFaqeer then provides an update of an event by OPEN in Silicon Valley on the anniversary of the earthquake in South Asia and goes on to discuss some aspects of the topic of community and community building that the event focused on. Cemendtaur then discusses the proposed wall on the United States' southern border. iFaqeer then discusses his thoughts on the concept of Hijab and it's modern manifestation and Cemendtaur follows up with a short essay titled "Jack Straw and the Burka". iFaqeer concludes the program with quotes from Urdu poet/satirist Akbar Allahabadi.

The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the fifth program is here.

This program is now listed on the iTunes Music Store; just search on "Azad Karachi Radio"; or just "Urdu". And as always, you can also access the program in one of the following ways:
If you are in Pakistan or elsewhere where you have difficulty accessing the Blogspot domain due to censorship, etc., please use:

http://www.pkblogs.com/AzadKarachiRadio

Formally speaking, Azad Karachi Radio is produced out of Silicon Valley and is a service of Azad South Asia, a collaborative media effort initiated by yours truly and Cemendtaur. You can reach the team at iFaqeer@gmail.com or leave comments on either this blog or at Azad Karachi Radio.

Again, please leave comments, feedback, suggestions, and other input by posting comments on our blog pages or via email at iFaqeer@gmail.com.

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Azad Karachi Radio Program 004, October 22, 2006 

Program 4 of Azad Karachi Radio restarts the discussion after a break of almost a year, with Cemendtaur joining the team live and in studio. This program congratulates celebrants on Ramzan, Eid and Diwali, with some thoughts on the spirit of the season; discusses the first anniversary of the earthquake in South Asia and the role of the blogosphere in helping remember those in need; and throws out some political thoughts on matters of social concern, also discussing the recent exchange between a seminarian (madarasa student) and Gen. Pervez Musharraf that made the rounds on the Internet.

The audio file for directly downloading and listening to the fourth program is here. You can now also stream the podcast using the Odeo (odeo/5e510de8d8638707) player from any Azad Karachi Radio blog page. Just take a look at the top righthand corner of the page!

This edition mentions:
So, there we are! Back after a year's hiatus and determined to make this a regular weekly program to start with. Please do send suggestions! Comments, corrections, suggestions for topics, issues, websites...what you'd like us to cover. And we'd welcome both contributions and comments sent as audio files we can include in future programs. We are also exploring the idea of expanding Azad Karachi Radio programming, so if you have a single item or would like to do regular program of your own, please drop us a line and let's talk.

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