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Jul 2019
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Pakistan And Partition Part 1

ISLAMIC HISTORY PODCAST
About this episode

This episode explores how Islam came to Pakistan. Then we'll take a look at the British government that ruled the Indian subcontinent for over a hundred years.

Finally, we'll look at the political developments as Indian Muslims and Hindus try to gain the upper hand in the fight for independence.

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