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Former Prime Minister of Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto, born on June 21, 1953, and died on December 27, 2007, was a prominent Pakistani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. She was the first female Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan and came from a political dynasty.

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“Bhutto represents everything the fundamentalists hate - a powerful, highly-educated woman operating in a man's world, seemingly unafraid to voice her independent views and, indeed, seemingly unafraid of anything, including the very real possibility that one day someone might succeed in killing her because of who she is.”

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“We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.”

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Book:Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

Source: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

“The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.”

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“I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man's place in the Islamic society.”

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“The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.”

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“You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.”

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Book:Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

Source: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

“Clearly it's not easy for woman in modern society, no matter where we live. We still have to go extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us.”

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Author:Benazir Bhutto

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1953
Died: December 27, 2007
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Quotes: 84

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Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989Related source material

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