Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party, was seen as vital to that country's future. 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. 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 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). RECONCILIATION was her compelling and convincing prescription for the country at the heart of the so-called 'clash of civilizations'. It argues that democracy, economic development, moderation and modernity are the greatest threats to international terrorism.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-establish its bona fides as a realistic and effective moderate alternative for one billion Muslims around the world.
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Benazir Bhutto served twice as Pakistan's Prime Minister, from 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996. She is now based in Dubai, from where she makes regular trips around the world giving lectures.
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This book is no easy read but lays bare the roots and causes of much of the friction between the militant Islamic world and the West covering the global situation as well as Pakistan. It does not pull any punches on either side and sites history and Koranic quotation to back its statements. It is still a tragedy that Benazir Bhutto is not able to put her common sense and reconciliation thoughts into practice on the global arena, her life having been cut short by a still unexplained political assassination.
I would strongly recommend that those of us in the west who wish to try to understand read this book and consider - stick with it as it is well worth it.
I would strongly recommend that those of us in the west who wish to try to understand read this book and consider - stick with it as it is well worth it.
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I liked this book because it has a detailed account on the current diplomatic relations of the west with the Muslim world. Benazir Bhutto looks different while reading her views on the role of the west especially US and Britain which according to her has never been fair towards developing world and Muslim countries. She criticizes the west for their double standards over democracy in the world. She held responsible western powers of supporting the dictatorships and tyrannies in Muslim world especially Pakistan. Benazir has also challenged the thesis of clash of civilization by Samuel Huntington and termed it a self serving prophecy which does not correspond to the actual causes of the world crises. She has also criticized the political Islam theorists Syed Abul Ala Maududi of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan and Syed Qutub of Muslim Brotherhood Egypt and held them partially responsible of extremism in Muslim world. Benazir has also given practical solutions to chasm the gap between west and Muslim world especially developing countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. In her view poverty and illiteracy breed extremism in society, if rich countries would have used their resources to alleviate poverty and had not supported dictatorship than the world would be a different place. She has also suggested to use the tool of public diplomacy to have the better relation ship between west and Muslim world. This book is worth reading. It focuses on the burning issues of extremism and terrorism faced by the world in 21st century.
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The book sets out, from Bhutto's perspective, the current state of many Islamic countries and their relations to the west. It is well researched and the arguments are clear. In short this book adds to the understanding of the modern world and is a good one to read.
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