Bhutto was a powerful symbol for women in South Asia. Her homecoming to Pakistan in 2007 after eight long years in exile managed to make us forget about Bhutto's (more specifically her husband's) countless corruption charges. Even the allegations of Benazir murdering her older brother in a power struggle to win control over their father's political party seemed to vanish.
Instead we were introduced to a triumphant and eloquent woman returning to her country, to save Pakistan from the hands of the military and the mullahs, to bring democracy back. Remember those images flashing across our TV screens when her plane landed in Karachi? Palms opened in prayer, Benazir placed her face in her hands, and wiped away her tears. She was home.
To read the complete news story please visit The Huffington Post
Bhutto was a powerful symbol for women in South Asia. Her homecoming to Pakistan in 2007 after eight long years in exile managed to make us forget about Bhutto's (more specifically her husband's) countless corruption charges. Even the allegations of Benazir murdering her older brother in a power struggle to win control over their father's political party seemed to vanish.
Instead we were introduced to a triumphant and eloquent woman returning to her country, to save Pakistan from the hands of the military and the mullahs, to bring democracy back. Remember those images flashing across our TV screens when her plane landed in Karachi? Palms opened in prayer, Benazir placed her face in her hands, and wiped away her tears. She was home.
To read the complete news story please visit The Huffington Post