Azad Karachi Radio

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.

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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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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:

• On Ramzan, Eid and Diwali:
  Adil Najam on Auspicious Days: Juma-tul-Vida, Diwali, and Eid on Pakistaniat.com
  Owais Mughal's Bazm-e-Eid, Pakistaniat.com
  
• Anniversary of the earthquake in South Asia:
  iFaqeer on the Anniversary
  Campaign about the Quake Anniversary
  WikiPakistan page on a year after the Quake
  WikiPakistan main pages on the Quake
  Cemendtaur's Visit to the Quake-Affected Areas:
  [Please follow the links to Previous Posts from that page]
  iFaqeer says that "Disasters Offers No Boundaries"
  
• Benazir Bhutto's Visit to the San Franciso Bay Area
  Ras Siddiqui's report in Pakistan Link
  iFaqeer's comments based on the report, and previous visits, including Imran Khan at OPEN last year. (Also carried by TheSouthAsian.org)
  
• The Seminarian and The General
  Pakistaniat.com has the Video and a very interesting discussion
  

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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Technorati tags applicable to this post: Urdu - Hindi - Urdu Podcast - Pakistani Podcast - Indian Podcast - Hindi Podcast