Pakistan’s first TV sex talk show – where Islam meets sexuality!

I always thought Indians had trouble talking about sex but that problem is nothing compared to the plight of our neighbours – Pakistan. It is nice how Pakistan always steps up and makes us Indians feel better about ourselves as a nation. Can you imagine what would’ve happened if a non-Muslim actor had played a role in a movie like PK in Pakistan? (I mean that in a good way, not the right-wing fanatical Baba Ramdev way.) They probably would’ve been tried for blasphemy twice, killed thrice and forced to spend their afterlife in Bigg Boss. Paris Shooting: Even Asterix is with Charlie Hebdo

Anyway back to the modern nation of Pakistan, which just got its first sex-related show and things got a little weird because the doc in question has to give advice keeping in mind the tenets of Islam. The show’s main target audience are housewives and has a doctor trying to explain sex to women while staying true to Islamic values (which is kind of like trying to explain Dante’s Inferno in SMS language). While most questions deal with impotence and infertility, other problems are unique to the region like multiple wives. The problem stars when someone asks something like this.
Female caller: I have developed that sex habit, you know, with a finger. I want to stop. Is there a medicine for it?
Dr Siddiqui: ‘You should pray five times a day, refrain from watching inappropriate content on internet and read religious literature. You will be alright.’
Another woman described how her 29-year-old single nephew was becoming sexually aggressive to women in the house. Siddiqui’s advice was to take him for psychological consolation and arrange for him to be married ASAP. I assuming this will make sure his sexual aggression is directed only towards the unlucky woman forced to lead her life with a potential sexual predator.
The good doctor admitted that he couldn’t be seen or doing anything against Islam. While some would admit that it takes guts to talk about sex in Pakistan, bad advice can turn out to be worse than no advice at all. As Pakistani sex blogger Eiyanh writes: ‘It is NOT ok to spread false and problematic information about sexual health. I understand your predicament; people could probably burn your studio down for accurate medical advice. But then, isn’t it better to just leave these questions off air? Rather than endorse this bizarre religious way of thinking? Are you a man of science or are you selling snake oil?’