E99 - Imran Khan w/ Arsalan Khan

<p>Danny and Derek welcome to the program Arsalan Khan, assistant professor of anthropology at Union College, for a primer on Imran Khan, Pakistan’s cricket star-turned-prime minister-turned-opposition leader. They discuss his celebrity background, his early ideology, the state of Pakistan in the the 1990s, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), his relationship with the military, activity during the Musharraf government, his term as prime minister, the subsequent no confidence vote, and more.</p><p>Keep your eyes out for Dr. Khan’s book <em>The Promise of Piety: Islam and the Politics of Moral Order in Pakistan</em>, coming soon on Cornell University Press!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>