{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63778e5f5e1176001162cd77/63778e6691bde60010ea29a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S1E2.a: Syed Azeem on Consciousness & Tradition: the Paradox of the Left in Pakistan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63778e5f5e1176001162cd77/63778e6691bde60010ea29a9.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we interview Syed Azeem, a member of the Mazdoor Akath and an <a href='https://lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/4068'>assistant professor</a> at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in the School of Law. Azeem has been a part of the Pakistani Left for a few decades now and was previously associated with Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP) and the Progressive Writers Association.<br/><br/>In this interview, Azeem shares his views on the current state of the Left in Pakistan, and highlights the loss of a Left tradition of revolution in Pakistan, even as Left consciousness has grown in the shape of various popular movements.<br/><br/>This episode is part of Jamhoor Radio&apos;s first season on progressive and revolutionary politics in Pakistan. This episode is in Urdu, with a translation in English provided below.</p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/jamhoor'>Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/jamhoor)</p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://www.patreon.com/jamhoor\">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/jamhoor)","author_name":"Jamhoor"}