संवाद # 294: Pakistan ISI got this Indian Muslim arrested in Saudi Arabia

Zahack Tanvir is a Hyderabad-born independent journalist, counter-extremism expert, and the founder and editor of the UK-based media outlet Milli Chronicle. He specializes in international affairs and counter-terrorism, having completed academic programs in these fields at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and the London School of Journalism. His educational background is diverse, also comprising an engineering degree in Computer Science from Osmania University, a post-graduate diploma in AI and Machine Learning from IIIT India, and a Master’s in AI-ML from Liverpool John Moores University. Tanvir identifies as a traditional Muslim who is vocally "anti-Islamist," often criticizing extremist ideologies and the political misuse of religion. He lived in Saudi Arabia for 13 years until a significant legal ordeal in late 2023, when he was detained by Saudi authorities following a complaint filed by Pakistan regarding his social media content, which was alleged to be anti-Pakistan. He was released in December 2024. 0:00 Trailer 1:20 Introduction to Zahack’s work 3:56 Why Saudi CID arrested Zahack 7:07 Influence of ISI in Saudi Arabia 10:54 Advice for Indians living in Middle East 16:43 A Hindu doctor arrested for criticising Hamas 18:05 Zahack labelled as R&AW & RSS agent 21:45 Saudi treats Indian Muslims as Indians first 26:33 What you get inside Saudi Jail 28:52 How Saudis treat Pakistanis 31:46 Racism against Brown Muslims by Arab Muslims 33:55 Murder in exchange for murder in Saudi 38:49 How Malayalis make liquor in Saudi 43:31 Reality of Kode padna as punishment in Saudi 49:23 How Sharia works in Saudi 51:47 Cutting hands of thieves in Saudi 57:13 Why Muslims outcast other Muslims 1:02:31 Root cause of Islamist terrorism 1:08:48 How Muslim brotherhood, Jamaat operate 1:13:00 Sinister motives of Jamaat in India