#66 - To Sacrifice My OWN Life for Pakistan

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Pak-Cord: a Pakistani Podcast

Pakcord

76 episodes

8 months ago

We discuss anything affecting young Pakistanis across the globe, and discuss both serious and mellow topics. In each episode, we bring new guests from around the world to tell stories, discuss issues, and crack jokes! Our episodes are primarily in English, but we have numerous Urdu-heavy episodes as well. Best way to reach us is via Instagram (@pakcord) or email (hello@pakcord.com). Follow us to stay up to date! Listen to the podcast on these apps: - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify Come follow us at @pakcord on Twitter, on Facebook, and pakcord.com!

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#66 - To Sacrifice My OWN Life for Pakistan

Pak-Cord: a Pakistani Podcast

34 minutes 58 seconds

5 years ago

#66 - To Sacrifice My OWN Life for Pakistan

NOTE: this podcast episode exists in video form on our YouTube channel. We strongly recommend watching the video version, as it has more visual context around this topic. Find the video version on our YouTube channel or use the following link: https://youtu.be/D4cL62ulDDc Recently TikTok and other social platforms have exploded with viral memes of Pakistani kids taking pledges on stage at a school event. Popular lines include: "To sacrifice my own life for Pakistan!" "I pledge to be a pilot, and help everyone!" These videos have been traced to an event that took place at PISJES (Pakistan International School Jeddah English Section), in 2011. The school has many events that are often meant to promote Pakistani pride. For better or worse, after going viral this particular event has gained international meme spotlight, as well as criticism due to some of the messages. In this podcast episode we talk to Areej Khalid, who was one of the students at this school and also was present at this event. Areej answers many of the questions on our minds and offers her perspective on the controversy. Areej's TikTok Username: areeju.k IG: jeejskhalid