Hakikat ve Hikmet
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Well there is secularism and there is secularism. After 4 decades of peddling religious bigotry in Pakistan, there is such a large percentage that has become intoxicated by mullahs - therefore for any outsider like Imran Khan (who was a sportsman) to enter politics on secular agenda would never get anywhere.
However IK's life has been about as secular as you can get. In 1980s I think he chased and scored every celebrity female from Hollywood to Royalty. He was always in thick of action and even married a Jewish billionaire's daughter Jemima Khan. But to get anywhere in conservative Pakistan you have to adapt to the local conditions. Your not going get far by being a party playboy.
I think he wrote that he was influenced by Ali Sheriati*. Does it mean he's not that "secular" but definitely more "enlightened"? IMHO, he could have reviewed his decision regarding joining the Pak parliament since it's the symbol of her singular sovereignty; while her enemies are brainwashing the folks that Pak is an artificial sate, so up for grabs. As for the aspiring politicians, going to the courts is fine, but instilling a verdict in the people's mind is what takes one to the highest office...
*Ali Sheriati is highly popular among the Turkish Islamists (with Ottoman tendencies). Nobody expected from an Iranian folk to say that the Muslim world had lost her patron with the collapse of the Ottoman empire.
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