Benazir Bhutto assassination
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Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, was assasinated yesterday. She was killed by gunfire and a suicide bomb after speaking at a Pakistan People's Party rally near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
Her funeral was held today and her body was buried next to that of her father in Naudero, their ancestral village.
Bhutto was the first Muslim woman to head a nation -- she was elected and served as Pakistan's Prime Minister twice. Trained at Harvard and Oxford, she had strong ties to champions of democracy in America and the UK as well as in other nations in addition to her native Pakistan. She was loved by many around the world. However, she also had enemies and faced many challenges in her life, including the execution of her father and problems with some who were part of her and other administrations, especially those who sought to oust her from power.
Benazir was a strong, courageous, and determined advocate for freedom, democracy, and human rights. She voiced her concerns for women's health and social issues and sought to repeal ordinances that curtailed women's
rights. She is survived by her husband and three children.
The nation of Pakistan is mourning her death as are many in the world today, ourselves included.
Some media coverage with more info:
Los Angeles Times: Thousands Throng Bhutto's Funeral http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bhutto29dec29,0,2681584.story?coll=la-home-center
Malaysian National News: The Fearless & Gutsy Benazir Bhutto http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_features.php?id=304858
Please join me and others in an Interfaith working today.
Kindle a candle in her memory, for the spirit of freedom, and for healing and peace in Pakistan and the world:
* Please remember Benazir Bhutto, her courage, her contributions, and her work for freedom, democracy, women's rights, support for the poor, and human rights.
* Please send healing to her family and to all who loved her.
* Please send peace, healing, and stability to Pakistan which is in political and social turmoil.
* Please send healing and peace to the world as a whole.
Thank you.
Rev. Selena Fox
Senior Minister, Circle Sanctuary
writing from a snowy Oak forest
near Barneveld, Wisconsin, USA
Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, was assasinated yesterday. She was killed by gunfire and a suicide bomb after speaking at a Pakistan People's Party rally near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
Her funeral was held today and her body was buried next to that of her father in Naudero, their ancestral village.
Bhutto was the first Muslim woman to head a nation -- she was elected and served as Pakistan's Prime Minister twice. Trained at Harvard and Oxford, she had strong ties to champions of democracy in America and the UK as well as in other nations in addition to her native Pakistan. She was loved by many around the world. However, she also had enemies and faced many challenges in her life, including the execution of her father and problems with some who were part of her and other administrations, especially those who sought to oust her from power.
Benazir was a strong, courageous, and determined advocate for freedom, democracy, and human rights. She voiced her concerns for women's health and social issues and sought to repeal ordinances that curtailed women's
rights. She is survived by her husband and three children.
The nation of Pakistan is mourning her death as are many in the world today, ourselves included.
Some media coverage with more info:
Los Angeles Times: Thousands Throng Bhutto's Funeral http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bhutto29dec29,0,2681584.story?coll=la-home-center
Malaysian National News: The Fearless & Gutsy Benazir Bhutto http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_features.php?id=304858
Please join me and others in an Interfaith working today.
Kindle a candle in her memory, for the spirit of freedom, and for healing and peace in Pakistan and the world:
* Please remember Benazir Bhutto, her courage, her contributions, and her work for freedom, democracy, women's rights, support for the poor, and human rights.
* Please send healing to her family and to all who loved her.
* Please send peace, healing, and stability to Pakistan which is in political and social turmoil.
* Please send healing and peace to the world as a whole.
Thank you.
Rev. Selena Fox
Senior Minister, Circle Sanctuary
writing from a snowy Oak forest
near Barneveld, Wisconsin, USA