Reconciliation

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party, is going to be vital to that country's future. In exile for years, she now feels the time has come to actively re-engage. Part of that process is a clear-eyed assessment of where Pakistan is, and of the nature of its relationship with the West, with Islam, and with extremism.
In this important new book Ms Bhutto demonstrates 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 is 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, and pledges its author to work with the United Statesand the West to ensure that Pakistan ceases to be the petri dish of international radicals, and re-establishes its bona fides as a realistic and effective moderate alternative for one billion Muslims around the world.