Dating and Morality in Pakistan in Wake of TV Host Maya Khan’s Firing
Maya Khan (Photo: Samaa TV)
A TV show is also making headlines in Pakistan.
The show’s anchor was fired for producing a program in which she raided a public park in Karachi, hounding young dating couples and questioning their morality.
Asra Nomani teaches journalism at Georgetown University.
And she’s the author of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam.
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