Name: Sir Syed and Phony Secularism
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T14:40:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 4 min 4 s
Description: In this podcast, we talk about the views of Sir Syed with Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie. Was Sir Syed a casteist? What were his views about Muslims from non-Ashraf backgrounds? Why has this side of Sir Syed neve

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In this podcast, we talk about the views of Sir Syed with Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie. Was Sir Syed a casteist? What were his views about Muslims from non-Ashraf backgrounds? Why has this side of Sir Syed never been discussed in the mainstream secular discourse of India?

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00:00 Intro
01:23 Sir Syed and Phony Secularism
05:18 Sir Syed and Nationalism
10:36 Pashmanda Muslims and Muslim Caste System
16:00 Sir Syed and patriarchy
19:59 Sir Syed's views on girl education
23:42 Sir Syed a messiah of Secularism?
25:50 Discrimination of Lower Caste Muslims
31:05 Excerpt from his piece
37:43 Casteism in Muslim Universities
46:30 Q & A Session
01:02:28 Closing Remarks

Follow Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie:
Twitter: @FayazAhmadFyzie
Articles: https://pasmandademocracy.com/author/faizi/page/2/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBpbi0Amx5ZmyL7fjYElHw