Pervez Hoodbhoy - Tracing the Roots of Religious Extremism 

Through RU-vid videos only I came to know that Parvez Sir has visited Hyderabad, Benguluru and addressed the students.I wish I could have attended his lectures. A real scientist and humanitarian. My respect

This guy is a genius. I have a thought process completely in sync with this man.

This man is more than Diamond for Pakistan who has courage to speak truth. Now, because of this person, I'm proud to be Pakistani. I'm proud to be his virtual student.

great talk sir...I feel you are telling my thoughts....Love you....

Such a humble way to express yourself without hurting anybody's sentiments.

Very intellectual discussion. We need to have similar discussions at our universities as well in our communities more often.

I am glad that secular thinking exists in Pakistan! I am a Canadian of Indian origin!

I have watched many videos and lectures of Pervez Hoodbhoy, and I have become a huge fan of him. He is a very great scientist, rationalist and a modern thinker without any baggage of Islamist thought & ideology. I admire him even as a practicing Hindu, to suspend my religious beliefs when it comes to Science which deals with physical phenomenon.

I'm totally shocked as a pakistani . I heard alot but tgis guy and all negative. But he is really s light for us to reflect our problems in pakistan. We should get rid of this religious extremists.

I feel enlightened whenever I read and see his videos. His simple articulation of complex problems comes from a deep scientific insight.

I fully subscribe to the comment by Shehzad Malik. I am a Muslim but I feel disgusted with the narrow mindedness in the Muslim world especially the Pakistani Muslim. Mr. Hoodhby is an intellectual of the highest order. We should respect him and calmly listen to his discourses. So far what I have heard from his discourses, I have not found anything that I don’t agree with. I respect and admire you Sir. If you ever come to USA I will come and attend your talks no matter where in USA it would be.

Mr Hoodhboy is a great man Scientist and philosopher.

Pervez sir .....You are everyon's hope ...with respects and greetings from India

such a great person no words to explain his highness May he live long and get success in wot he target

He is an amazing man!! More power to him!!!!!

Both Hindus and Muslims of Hindustan are deeply religious. What we need is nor irreligious secularism of the west. People can be both scientific and religious. Sage Kashyapa who founded Kashmir propounded both great scientific and religious ideas. Decimal system, Zero and Infinity came out of Vedas.

It's a great shame that Pakistan have not honored great scientist like Dr. Abdus Salam in the past and now they don't honour great scientist and human being like Hoodbhoy.

thank you sir you're a great human special to me

خوبصورت باتیں کی ہیں ڈاکٹر صاحب نے --- پاکستان جیسے ملک میں رہ کر سانس لینے کے لئے آکسیجن کے ساتھ ساتھ ڈاکٹر صاحب جیسی سوچ والے افراد کی بھی ضرورت محسوس ہوتی ہے

Thank you for wiring an amazing article on Yemen war Hoodboy sahib. 👌👌👌👌

This guy is just brilliant. He talks so much sense. I salute him for his straight talk and challenging the status quo.

May God bless Prof Perez for long healthy and happy life.

I am really impressed to see intellectual insight of Pakistani youth, and an applause for a real intellectual Perveiz Hoodbhay..

I am surprised to see that Mr.Hoodbhoy is still alive in Pakistan!

Thanks Dr. Hoodbhoy. Your explaination of fanatism against science are so well explained and logical. I am really proud of you. Once again I start loving Pakistani born individual after 1971. Carry on with your good work to motivate the people in search of truth. Wish you all the best.

In every lecture of the Professor I learn something profound and new.

There are different people whole played role in intellectual development of mine and reading and listening to this intelligent guy is too. I appreciate the work he's doing in awakening the masses.

Hats off to you sir! I never thought that I could ever hear such rational discussions from the people in Pakistan. It is also a daring thing to talk about such topics in your country. So I hope that your ideas are propagated far and wide. I really hope that your country comes out of the extremist ideology and contributes towards humanity in a more positive manner. And I wish that more people like you come out in the open, challenge the establishment and also run the government.

Excellent questions raised by many intelligent listeners, it is surprising to see such bold and independent thinkers in such a fundamentalist and regimented society like PK.

Dr Parvez sahab, You are not only a scientist you are also a great human being. A person like you is great asset for not only pakistan but also for all humanity. I wish God produce more and more people like you. Let you live long as you are a precious to all humanity. Thank you sir for your nice and educative talk. 🌹🙏

dr pervaiz kisi ko islam chorne ka nhi keh rahe, us ki point valid hai and asan see bat ha k agar dunia k sath chalna hai tu taleem hasil karni hogi.

Hoodbhoy is a legend and I'm proud that my country has such intellectuals. Hopefully his lectures will one day produce Nobel prize winning Scientists.

Very impressive and useful discussion. I have great hope that the light of rationality will conquer the darkness of extremism.

Love you, Sir Pervez Hoodbhoy. What a wonderful man.

A really good lecture

Pervez Hoodbhoy, thank you, it is a very impressive lecture. I like it.

It looks , Parvez hudboy sahab and people like him are a few real human being and impartial Intelectual too reside in Pakistan.

We love you Sir... Salute You Sir.....

I am with you

A very learned,genius and clear headed scientist who balance the Deen and Dunia.

professor hoodbhoy should be in the education ministry..

great scientist Pervez hoodbhoy

Given the environment in Pakistan, I think Mr hoodbhoy remained guarded whenever he was asked to talk about religion v science, his own religious convictions etc. One can still talk around religion from a distance in order to keep itself safe.

Love you hood baye

Dr.Hoodbhoy..you are a superb human being and above all you must be a very good teacher...I wish I get an opportunity to attend your class....Thanks a lot Sir for your taqreers....Long Live!!!

واہ گفتگو کا لطف آ گیا. ڈاکٹر ساحب کی اردو سچے موتیوں کی طرح گرتی ہے. خیالات بھی خوبصورت ہیں. اور سامنے بیٹھے لوگ بھی بوہت اچھے طریقے سے بات کر رہے ہیں.

We are glad to see Prof Pervez Hoodbhoy, Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, and many others criticizing the Two-Nation Theory, questioning the partition of India, and exposing Jinnah. In India, intellectuals and professors are also lambasting Gandhi. However, the credit for initiating this discourse goes to author Nasim Yousaf. He was the first writer to expose Jinnah and Gandhi's dirty politics in his two separate books on Allama Mashriqi and Jinnah (published in 2007) and Allama Mashriqi and Gandhi (published in 2013). He criticized Jinnah and Gandhi’s politics, the partition of India, and the Two-Nation Theory long before professors, intellectuals, and the public started to question them. There was a time when Jinnah and Gandhi were heroes, but the situation has fast changed, and people with political acumen do not consider them heroes, rather tools in the hands of the British. According to author Nasim Yousaf, "It has been established that Jinnah and Gandhi helped the British in partitioning India. Moreover, Pakistan was created by the British and not by Jinnah. Under these circumstances, writing more books supporting Jinnah and Gandhi and their politics is not a good use of time. It is now necessary to write more about how Jinnah and Gandhi helped the British to divide India. Why did Allama Mashriqi refuse to support Jinnah and Gandhi? People need to know this interesting and eye-opening information. Such a book would be in great demand and read by a large number of people." Views & News Channel, April 21, 2023 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i6SqOvikABs.html

This man is amazing . He is a learned person . Never mind if he is secularist . The government of Pakistan must employ his services for the good of the country. The Muslim world is devoid of science and technology . people like hoodbai and other scientist must come forward and train the younger generation as scientists. Hoodbai it is not Quran which is forbidding the Muslims to think. It is western imperialism and slavery which kept them away .. from free thinking hoodbai your crusade is the need of the hour. PL. Continue .

My dear professor

Hamare india me aap jaise logo ko bahut izzat di jaati hai ham by birth hindu hai lakin sabhi dharm ka samaan karte aur baki rahi bt science ki to mera maanna hai science se bada koi majhab nahi hamko science par dhyaan dena chahiye religion se jyada.

I like this person intalligent

thanks for sharing my first ever direct (via video) encounter with Mr Hoodbhoy respects

Every Indian should watch this video, if only to see that we and our neighbours in Pakistan have no reason not to stand with each other. A fantastic discussion and excellent questions and answers. Thank you so much. I'll be sharing this on Facebook.

HEC chairman must listen Dr Hoodbhoy's lecture

Pervez hoodbhoy and hamza TZortzis TOUGHER are both very powerful speakers and could really solve a lot of the problems in the Islamic world ...............because there is a lot of truth in both of the views whether you like or not...

Great talk.. keep it up Mr. Hoodbhoy....Salam from India

when I listen to people like pervez hoodbhoy then i feel there is still hope for atleat these 50 people in india. there are few sensible people in pakistan but this gives hope to indians. this video shows the dangerous situation in pakistan. the reason why the radicals are dominating pakistan cause pak army and isi are controlled/ influenced by jamaat ul dawa. very valuable points in this video by pervez hoodbhoy

I am a Bangladeshi. I like to request Pakistanis to take advise from this gentleman, if they are really interested to construct Pakistan positively. Thank you.

Blessed are the peacemakers... 🙏🏽

I want to do ghar wapsi and build a small temple n my village shahmansoor swabi kpk

great sir

Sir, a Gem of an intellectual you are, We need more lectures form you. You can be social reformer for Pakistan. But sir those deprived children when grew up, and they have been given Mic in a masque a power to communicate and influence big crowds, they abuse the power really well. We have to change the courses and books of those religious schools, if we want to save Pakistan form this mess of extremism.

Wonderful person thats too in Pakistan. Salute. His views are very clear on religion and science

Good thought...

Mr Parvez, this is first talk video , I have closely followed. . I appreciate this initiative .... that provides some breathing space to these students.....During some very straight questions by inquisitive children on which one way to follow, your were evasive of a clear answer....although from your talk it appeared, you could have answered that. May b mullahs keep you from doing that. I can make out mullahs in pakinstan are holding the free mind to ransom. This is an attrocity within the state....... These children need the fresh air to breathe so that society and their religious beliefs survive. They seemed curious. Children have to know that religion is something personal and a broad highway of belief...and unless they ask questions like why, how, when, what....and seek their own answers with an open mind, definitely not from the beholders of faith, they will not evolve as a better follower and leaders to be at peace with themselves and their ecosystem.....

Pakistan needs to respect this great human being. Otherwise Pakistan has no future

Great man with vision.. applicable to Indian Muslims.

great man... kya soch hai kya smjh hai.. kash sab logon ki aisi soch smjh hoti to sab aur aman pyar shanti hoti...

I really want to meet sir pervaiz. You are proud of Pakistan.

I whole heartedly agree with you that there should be complete separation between the religion and the state. Also I agree that religion is a matter of personal choice. We may elect a religion by virtue of birth or adopt another one different from the birth but it must be accompanied with respect for other religions.

Pervez Hoodbhoy! You live in a country where extremism is on the peak.. I'm worried about you and pray that May Lord protect you and give you long healthy life. Amen.

Pervez Hoodbhoy is highly knowledgeable! The problem of Religion vs Science prevailed in west as well! That never was the case in ancient INDIA. Religion and Science are deeply woven. In fact the Gita and sacred texts encourages to ask logical questions and not accept until one understands it. We revere Rishi Kanaad who put forth theory of particles for the first time in history of mankind, he was an atheist. Rishis are the highest authority in ancient INDIA.

Keep debating it will reduce extremism in ur society keep involving more and more people.

Genius

Allah has given us two great gifts the Power to Think both Positively and Negatively and to know the difference with Power to Reason.

Dr. Pervez hoodbhoy is a great, bold and free thinker, who should be applauded and supported. However, he is mistaken that true religion is opposed to science. Both spirituality and science seek truth in different ways. While Dr. Goodbhoy rightfully seeks separation of religion and politics, he himself identifies with only Muslim history, and not pre-Islamic history of India. This is sheer hypocrisy. Hopefully, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy will study and appreciate the rich history of science and technology in India.

salute, sir!♥

i can't belive ye insan pakistan me . a c baat kar sakta he great.............................................pakistan me bhi intelliactual public he,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I am even senior to hoodbhoy, but I salute him and respect him for his educational style

amazing statement sir thanx

All religious followers claim "it is written" on every point. Why these books can tell about heaven and hell but not a single word about Antarctic?

Sir Salute to you. Solution from my side =Moulvi ko atleast Matriculation with science compulsory ker dein. Madarsa mein Science ko badawa dein. Shayad unhein Tabhi sahi - galat ki samajh aa payegi.

great man ...

Dear Dr. Sb u are decorated with all the human parameters & beauties, may u live Long with good and Activ life you are the morning star for Pakistan

I love u respect u

I think every human should have freedom of thought.

ڈاکٹر صاحب آپ کا یہ جملہ مجھے ہمیشہ یاد رہے گا کہ کسی شخص کی قدر کرنے کے لئے اس کی ہر بات سے اتفاق کرنا ضروری نہیں۔ کیا زبردست بات کی ہے آپ نے۔ میں بھی آپ کی کچھ باتوں سے شاید متفق نہیں لیکن اس کے باوجود میں آپ کی بہت عزت اور قدر کرتا ہوں۔

He is one of the smartest Pakistanis I have heard

one of the most Intellect person in Pakistan,Pls visit to India more often sir.

Great to see that kind of intellectual in Pakistan, hat's off to you sir

Very thought provoking and scientific analysis of truth and fiction.

lovely talk

“do not sell signs (verses) of Allah for a small price” al-Maida some people selling their deen for some fame or worldy things. may Allah guide him and all of us .

If you go to any mullah chanel right now first of all a lot of subscribers secondly all they want you to do is get married 4 times have uncountable children and they hope they will conquer this world

Prof. Pervez is hero of Indian subcontinent. He great jewel of Pakistan. He must be respected for his great contribution.

you ar great sir

You are great sir,,,,,,,

Is it me talking through his lips ? Oh yes indeed !!

People from all religions need to listen to this lecture who try to find modern sciences in their thousands years old religious texts.

Definitely from the very beginning