Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto

Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto

It is impossible to understand today's world without knowing Pakistan; and impossible to understand Pakistan without reading this book. A courageous woman--tragically killed--speaks to us of reconciliation. We owe it to her--and to ourselves--to listen, comprehend, and act. -- Madeleine Albright

One of the most gripping and important books of our era. -- Walter Isaacson

Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that killed nearly two hundred of her compatriots. But she continued to forge ahead, with more courage and conviction than ever, since she knew that time was running out--for the future of her nation and for her life.

In Reconciliation, Bhutto recounts in gripping detail her final months in Pakistan and offers a bold new agenda for how to stem the tide of Islamic radicalism and to rediscover the values of tolerance and justice that lie at the heart of her religion. She speaks out not just to the West but also to the Muslims across the globe. Bhutto presents an image of modern Islam that defies the negative caricatures often seen in the West. After reading this book, it will become even clearer what the world has lost by her assassination

Benazir Bhutto was Pakistan's prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996, as well as the party's chairperson. Bhutto, who was born in Karachi in 1953, was the first woman to rule a Muslim country. She remained in exile from 1999 until October 2007, two months before her assassination, when she returned to Pakistan.