![]() ![]() To that end, she quotes the Quran a lot, noting that civil rights are guaranteed for both men and women according to the Quran, but that tribal law has often superseded the Quran itself when official interpretations were set down. In this book, Bhutto's thesis is that democracy and Islam are not mutually exclusive. She pledged to work with the United States and the West to ensure that Pakistan ceased to be the petri dish of international radicals, and to re-establi. It argues that democracy, economic development, moderation and modernity are the greatest threats to international terrorism. RECONCILIATION was her compelling and convincing prescription for the country at the heart of the so-called 'clash of civilizations'. In this important new book, completed just days before her assassination, Ms Bhutto demonstrats that extremism is not inherent to Islam, but that various factors, including some policies of the West, have empowered Islamic fundamentalists and are responsible for the current battle for the hearts, minds and bodies of the Umma(the Islamic nation around the world). Part of that process was a clear-eyed assessment of where Pakistan was, and of the nature of its relationship with the West, with Islam, and with extremism. ![]() In exile for years, in late 2007 she felt the time had come to actively re-engage and to return to the country she loved. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party, was seen as vital to that country's future. ![]()
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