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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Joining the global protest fray-Islamists march on the Pakistani capital
Description: Pakistan, long viewed as an incubator of religious militancy, is gearing up for a battle over the future of the country’s notorious madrassas, religious seminaries accused of breeding radicalism.
Islamist-led protests also threaten to be a fight for the future of the government of prime minister Imran Khan.