false 2459714 6 <p> 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 countrymen. But she continued to forge ahead, with more courage and conviction than ever, since she knew that time was running out&#8212;for the future of her nation, and for her life. </p> <p> In <i>Reconciliation</i>, 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. With extremist Islam on the rise throughout the world, the peaceful, pluralistic message of Islam has been exploited and manipulated by fanatics. Bhutto persuasively argues that America and Britain are fueling this turn toward radicalization by supporting groups that serve only short-term interests. She believed that by enabling dictators, the West was actually contributing to the frustration and extremism that lead to terrorism. With her experience governing Pakistan and living and studying in the West, Benazir Bhutto was versed in the complexities of the conflict from both sides. She was a renaissance woman who offered a way out. </p> <p> In this riveting and deeply insightful book, Bhutto explores the complicated history between the Middle East and the West. She traces the roots of international terrorism across the world, including American support for Pakistani general Zia-ul-Haq, who destroyed political parties, eliminated an independent judiciary, marginalized NGOs, suspended the protection of human rights, and aligned Pakistani intelligence agencies with the most radical elements of the Afghan mujahideen. She speaks out not just to the West, but to the Muslims across the globe who are at a crossroads between the past and the future, between education and ignorance, between peace and terrorism, and between dictatorship and democracy. Democracy and Islam are not incompatible, and the clash between Islam and the West is not inevitable. 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. </p> 2860088 12 2 2008 Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West total:283|5:65|4:108|3:77|2:25|1:8| 283 1046 842 100 4 2 false false Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 28 12:31:17 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 20:14:04 -0700 2008 Reconciliation, knew that this book was a tough read for me. First, I rarely read works of non-fiction, and second, I didn't know much about the Islamic world/history, though I was vastly curious. But there was something about Benazir Bhutto that really drew me in. A...more...]]> 5 1 false true Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 23 23:09:15 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 19 20:18:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 14:22:10 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:26:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 21 15:57:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 14:44:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 27 13:11:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:25:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 15:58:51 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 23:29:25 -0800 2008
There were a few "uh..."s here and there, more of which I'll probably remember late...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 20:08:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:21:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 20 07:31:04 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 07:32:13 -0700 2008 0 0 false true Fri Jul 03 15:11:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:15:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 09:57:38 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 19:20:14 -0700 2009 Her final suggestions for ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 15:26:47 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 20:47:27 -0700 2008
Unfortunately, the author spends most of chapter 2 quoting passages from the Quran in an attempt to prove that Islam is not a violent or mysogynist religion. Like trying to read the Bible, this just made my eyes glaze over (MEGO).
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She calls on Western countries to support Muslim progressive reformers, and st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 15 22:03:07 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:00:54 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:02:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 07 06:52:34 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 09 11:47:05 -0700 2009
While I admire Bhutto's courage, intelligence and dedication to her country and to bring...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 12 06:34:02 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 23 19:03:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 17:14:13 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:17:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 29 20:15:20 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 20:18:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 11:11:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 13:59:04 -0800 2009
If only people can understand that religion , be it christinanity,Hindus...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 10:36:02 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:38:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 09 20:12:01 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 20:14:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2459714