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Religion, Politics and Women's Cricket in Pakistan

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Mar 09, 2022
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

When the Pakistan men’s cricket team beat their archival India for the first time in a World Cup match last October, it was cause for a national celebration, a victory that unified a nation otherwise marred by political, religious, and ethnic polarization.

Yet this love for cricket becomes fragile and passion gives way to controvers…

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